used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
anew
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
awaking
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From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
command with authority
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
Flathootly
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From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
moving swiftly
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
How
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From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
iveradjectiveUS /ˈaɪvər/
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
jabbin
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From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
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 How long we slept it is impossible to say.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
the force of workers available
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
PLUTUSIA
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From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
cut with a saw
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
express in words
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
transport commercially
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
swately
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From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT FROM THE INHABITANTS OF PLUTUSIA.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We must have remained in slumber at least three days after the great excitement of our voyage so far.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How long we slept it is impossible to say.
which person or people
From this reading The direct cause of my awaking was a loud noise on deck, and on coming up to learn the cause, I saw Flathootly shaking his fist at two strange flying men who hovered over the ship.
won't
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From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bad luck to ye," shouted Flathootly, "if iver I get a grip of ye again you won't sail away so swately after jabbin' me in the neck like that."
