used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
AftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
amidshipsadverbUS /əˈmɪdʃɪps/
at or near or toward the center of a ship
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
bandsnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading On the foremost were three bands of yellow.
Beale
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From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
business-like
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From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading On the foremost were three bands of yellow.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A superstructure raised itself forward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
funnelsnounUS /ˈfʌnəlz/
plural of “funnel” — a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A superstructure raised itself forward.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the foremost were three bands of yellow.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
coated with paint
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading A superstructure raised itself forward.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
superstructurenounUS /ˈsuːpərstrʌktʃər/
structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
From this reading A superstructure raised itself forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading On the foremost were three bands of yellow.
torpedo-launching
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From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
tubesnounUS /tuːbz/
plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Aft and amidships were business-like looking machine guns and torpedo-launching tubes.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
waspish-looking
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From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the foremost were three bands of yellow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was painted dark “war color,” with four squat funnels.
a late time of life
From this reading The _Beale_, like the other vessels of her class, of which the Navy Department has built such numbers in recent years, was a long, low, waspish-looking craft.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading On the foremost were three bands of yellow.
