used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
anew
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
(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 "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
have
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
cap'en
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From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
deem to be
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
disconsolatelyadverb
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
move gently or carefully
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
the act of departing
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
Haldane's
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From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
half-way
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From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
I'm
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From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
it's
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From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
and nothing more
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
laconicadjectiveUS /lɑːˈkɑːnɪk/
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
immediately past
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
express in words
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
transport commercially
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
be standing; be upright
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
StokesverbUS /stoʊks/
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
express in words
From this reading The engines won't stand it, sir; and it's my duty to tell you so, sir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
up to a particular time
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before disappearing below, however, the engineer made a last appeal to the skipper.
toddled
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From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
except if; if not
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
we'll
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From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
westwardsadverbUS /ˈwestwərdz/
toward the west
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
at the time that
From this reading "But I'm not going to ease down till seven bells, my hearty, unless we run across Dick Haldane's ship before, when we'll go as slow as you like and bear up again on our course to the westwards."
won't
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From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, cap'en," he sang out, stopping half-way as he toddled aft, somewhat disconsolately in spite of the assistance given him, "now won't you ease down, sir, just to oblige me?
you've
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From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All right, Stokes; you've told me, and may consider that you've done your duty in doing so," replied the skipper, grimly laconic.
