used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I answered by asking him for my clothes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I answered by asking him for my clothes.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
beardedadjectiveUS /ˈbɪrdəd/
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I answered by asking him for my clothes.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
clothing in general
From this reading I answered by asking him for my clothes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
dryingverbUS /ˈdraɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
DUTCHMANnounUS /ˈdʌtʃmən/
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading I INSPECT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
earthenwarenounUS /ˈɜːrθənwer/
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
moving swiftly
From this reading I INSPECT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I answered by asking him for my clothes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I INSPECT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
INSPECTverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading I INSPECT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I answered by asking him for my clothes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
parchment-coloured
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From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
perceivingverbUS /pərˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
poopnounUS /puːp/
obscene terms for feces
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
Prins
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From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
uttered with a trill
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
only a very short time before
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
transport commercially
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
soddenadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːdən/
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
not in physical motion
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I INSPECT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
precisely as stated
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He shook his bearded, parchment-coloured face and said: "They are still sodden," and immediately went out.
at the time that
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
withdrawingverbUS /wɪθˈdrɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading He put down the dish so that it could not slide, for the ship was rolling very heavily, and then poured water into it, and said, as he was in the act of withdrawing with the pitcher, "The skipper is on the poop."
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I had scarcely fully woke up, when the man Prins opened the cabin door and peered in, and perceiving me to be awake, he entered bearing a metal pitcher of water, an earthenware dish, and a rough cloth for drying the skin.
