used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
barmaidnoun
a female bartender
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
companionwaynounUS /kəmˈpænjənweɪ/
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
Father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
fooledverbUS /fuːld/
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
gotta
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From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart sank.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
how
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From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
oughta
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From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
pubnounUS /pʌb/
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading My heart sank.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
in the near future
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
not in physical motion
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
believed likely
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
tallynounUS /ˈtæli/
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The voice was that of the tally man and I suspected that he had come to tell on me.
express in words
From this reading I gotta tell him something he oughta know.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
hard to endure
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
wasn't
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From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
at the time that
From this reading I was still lying in my bunk, trying to figure out how I was fooled by that barmaid, when I heard a man’s voice in the companionway asking: “Can I see the Captain?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wasn’t left in doubt long, for soon I heard Father’s indignant voice asking: “Do you mean to tell me that my kid was in a pub with a barmaid?”
