aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
cook-room
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From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
crucifixnounUS /ˈkruːsəfɪks/
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin!
a movement into or inward
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
how
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From this reading "Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
lanthorn
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From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin!
Rodney
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From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
roguesnounUS /roʊɡz/
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin!
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
stridesnounUS /straɪdz/
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
surveyingnounUS /sərˈveɪɪŋ/
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREASURE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading THE TREASURE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
at the time that
From this reading When his pipe was out he rose and made several strides about the cook-room, then took the lanthorn, and entering the cabin stood awhile surveying the place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was in good company, though," pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney?" said he.
