used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
(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 I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
comin
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From this reading "I'm comin' to that.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
flyin
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From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
founderedverbUS /ˈfaʊndərd/
past form of “founder” — fail utterly; collapse
From this reading "She foundered?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
headin
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From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
I'd
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From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm comin' to that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
joltnounUS /dʒoʊlt/
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
and nothing more
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
leavin
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From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
Pete
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From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She foundered?"
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
slippin
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From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
make steady
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
suddent
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From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
express in words
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm comin' to that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm comin' to that.
tropicsnounUS /ˈtrɑːpɪks/
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
look attentively
From this reading The time, so far as I can tell, was somewhere near five bells in the middle watch.
We'd
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From this reading We'd just run our nose into the tropics an' was headin' down for Kingston Harbour--slippin' along at five knots easy an' steady, an' not a sign of trouble.
at the time that
From this reading I'd turned in, leavin' Pete on deck, an' was fast asleep; when all of a suddent a great jolt sent me flyin' out o' the berth.
