used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
anew
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
dressernounUS /ˈdresər/
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
larboardnoun
the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
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 Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
riggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
slumbered
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From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I AM TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE TREASURE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
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 Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading So as I sat below she seemed to me to be making tolerably good weather of it.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The weight of the wind in the rigging steadied the schooner somewhat, and prevented her from rolling too heavily to starboard, whilst her list corrected her larboard rolls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sat against the dresser with my back upon it, and being dead tired must have dropped asleep on a sudden--indeed, before I had half smoked my pipe out, and I do not believe I gave a thought to my situation before I slumbered, so wearied was I. The cold awoke me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not much water came aboard; now and again I would hear the clatter of a fall forwards, but at comfortably long intervals.
