aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Well, who's going to begin the mutiny, eh?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Come, which of you is it, to commence with?"
eh
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From this reading Well, who's going to begin the mutiny, eh?
fore-top-sail
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From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
the act of departing
From this reading Well, who's going to begin the mutiny, eh?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
holt
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From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come, which of you is it, to commence with?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come, which of you is it, to commence with?"
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
mutinynounUS /ˈmjuːtəni/
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Which of you?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
piratingverbUS /ˈpaɪrətɪŋ/
-ing form of “pirate” — copy illegally; of published material
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
a lightweight cord
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, who's going to begin the mutiny, eh?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, who's going to begin the mutiny, eh?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which of you?
who's
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From this reading Well, who's going to begin the mutiny, eh?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Let him come forward so that I can catch holt of him, and string him up to the fore-top-sail yard with my own hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Which of you?
you're
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From this reading "Now," he went on, "you're talking about mutiny, I hear, and pirating in the Southern Seas.
