(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
one or some or every or all without specification
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Applegarth
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All laughed at this, Captain Applegarth now losing his preoccupied air as if there were nothing to be gained, he thought, by dwelling any longer on the past.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All laughed at this, Captain Applegarth now losing his preoccupied air as if there were nothing to be gained, he thought, by dwelling any longer on the past.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
give a benediction to
From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
showing who or what does the action
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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Chainy
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From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
chartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading "Since that, nobody knows how we've drifted!"
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
past form of “gain” — obtain
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Garry
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From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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From this reading "Since that, nobody knows how we've drifted!"
on condition that; in the event that
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Imporor
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Since that, nobody knows how we've drifted!"
immediately past
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
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for more time
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-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
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mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
attach a tag or label to
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meaningly
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not any; not one
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Since that, nobody knows how we've drifted!"
not one thing; not anything
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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O'Neil
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From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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the time that has elapsed
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pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
by chance
From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
PopenounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading "Only, perhaps, the Pope, God bless him, or the Imporor of Chainy!"
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
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challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since that, nobody knows how we've drifted!"
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
sor
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From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
not in physical motion
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
in or at that place or location
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the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "That is the last mark on the chart, then?" said the old skipper meaningly, pencil and compass in hand, and still bending over the tell- tale track map spread out on the wheel-house table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Faith, no one, sor," returned Garry O'Neil, thinking the question was addressed to him.
we've
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From this reading "Since that, nobody knows how we've drifted!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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wheel-house
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