used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
ain't
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From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
blastsnounUS /blæsts/
plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
driftwoodnounUS /ˈdrɪftwʊd/
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
divisible by two
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
fo'c's'le
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From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
foghornnoun
a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
hunknounUS /hʌŋk/
a well-built sexually attractive man
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
icebergnounUS /ˈaɪsbərɡ/
a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
Joan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
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 “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
marineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
over-eager
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
sightingnounUS /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
the act of observing
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
squawkverbUS /skwɔːk/
utter a harsh abrupt scream
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
the act of using
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “Are you afraid of running into another vessel down here?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had never seen an iceberg, and I was over-eager to be on the lookout on the fo’c’s’le head to sight the first one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
at the time that
From this reading “Not a chance of sighting even a hunk of driftwood, but the marine law says we have to squawk a foghorn when we get in the iceberg region.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Joan, you ain’t much use, you go on the fo’c’s’le head and turn the foghorn, three short blasts a minute, then one long one,” said my father.
