anew
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
(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 "All right, Joe," said I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading However, we can arrange that presently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading However, we can arrange that presently.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
for'ard
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From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, we can arrange that presently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All right, Joe," said I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, let me know what it is that you have to tell me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, let me know what it is that you have to tell me."
it's
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From this reading "Well, sir, it's just this," returned Joe.
Joe
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From this reading "All right, Joe," said I.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, sir, it's just this," returned Joe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, let me know what it is that you have to tell me."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, let me know what it is that you have to tell me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
pounceverbUS /paʊns/
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
in the near future
From this reading However, we can arrange that presently.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Well, sir, it's just this," returned Joe.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Joe," said I.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right, Joe," said I.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
and nothing more
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Well, sir, it's just this," returned Joe.
express in words
From this reading Now, let me know what it is that you have to tell me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, we can arrange that presently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, sir, it's just this," returned Joe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading However, we can arrange that presently.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, sir, it's just this," returned Joe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, let me know what it is that you have to tell me."
at the time that
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
which person or people
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I shall have to go on deck and let the mate know, when you are ready to go for'ard again, or he might catch sight of you and pounce upon you without knowing who you are; which would simply ruin everything.