used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
Circenoun
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
a quad with a square body
From this reading "We've got 'em!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
a boy or man
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
set up or found
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
fracasnounUS /ˈfreɪkəs/
noisy quarrel
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got 'em!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
liveliestadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvliːəst/
superlative of “lively” — full of life and energy
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
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 This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the force of workers available
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
approval to do something
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
for a short time
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
in the near future
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
except if; if not
From this reading We've got Davis, the captain, but the other fellow is over on the other shore, unless he has made his escape by this time.
unstamped
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From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They put up a fight, but everything is dead against them.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading This is our company's vessel, and we've found enough unstamped stuff in the cabin to give 'em a good long rest in jail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OUT FOUND The men scrambled out of the boats and on deck as soon as they had the boys' permission, and for a minute or two there was the liveliest sort of fracas on the deck and in the cabin of the _Circe_, but this shortly ceased, and the mate coming to the side leaned over and said:
We've
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From this reading "We've got 'em!
