used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
ALBATROSSnounUS /ˈælbətrɑːs/
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
BlocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
at any time
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading They had not fallen in with a ship.
Fritz
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
GouldnounUS /ɡuːld/
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
the act of departing
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not fallen in with a ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
transport commercially
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
uninhabitableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəbəl/
not fit for habitation
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had not fallen in with a ship.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
but in spite of that
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
