AftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
anew
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
(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 “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
hawsernoun
large heavy rope for nautical use
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
kickin
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From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
notingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
perceptiblyadverb
in a noticeable manner
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
express in words
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
settin
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From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
SkippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
there'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
tide'snounUS /taɪdz/
possessive form of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They heard his voice roll along the deck then.
at the time that
From this reading “When this tide’s settin’ back there’ll be _some_ sea kickin’ up here,” they heard their Skipper say.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They did so, noting as the chain rattled out that the wind had increased perceptibly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Aft there, call all hands to give her more hawser--and the chain with it!”
but in spite of that
From this reading And then his voice again--from aloft this time: “Give her more yet--another fifty fathom.”
