aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "All was quiet this last day aboard.
(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 was quiet this last day aboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
brushingnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
convulsionnounUS /kənˈvʌlʃən/
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "All was quiet this last day aboard.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
divisible by two
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
forecastlenoun
living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
immediately past
From this reading "All was quiet this last day aboard.
staying power
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
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 I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
roused to anger
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "All was quiet this last day aboard.
with low volume
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
ratsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading But before it came to him I was out of his way, and, I strongly suspect, he was out of the way of the convulsion.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All was quiet this last day aboard.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All was quiet this last day aboard.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The mate busied himself in following me around, talking to the rats and to himself, even as they bit him, and I busied myself in quietly keeping out of his way and brushing off rats that climbed my legs.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "He caught me on the forecastle deck and made for me, half mad from the disease, but wholly mad from his mental state.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was dead tired, being on my feet so long, and in sheer desperation and love of life I hoped for another convulsion that would give me relief from the strain.
