happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
captain'snounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
cordagenounUS /ˈkɔːrdədʒ/
the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
corvettenounUS /kɔːrˈvet/
a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
gunboatsnounUS /ˈɡʌnboʊts/
plural of “gunboat” — a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
Jan'snounUS /dʒænz/
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
the force of workers available
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
a particular point in time
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
pilot'snounUS /ˈpaɪləts/
possessive form of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
pursuancenoun
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
quarter-deck
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From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
transport commercially
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
sonorousadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːnərəs/
full and loud and deep
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
SteffensnounUS /ˈstefənz/
United States journalist whose exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936)
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Immediately afterwards Jan's sonorous voice was heard commanding his men to fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silence which had reigned on board was broken the moment the pilot's boat was perceived from the ship.
look attentively
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In pursuance of the plan which Jan Steffens had arranged, the boats shaped their course so as to come between the land and the corvette.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They could hear the wind whistling amidst the cordage, could see the light in the captain's cabin, and the heads of the officers of the watch as they paced up and down the quarter-deck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect.
