used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
(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 Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Yet how shall I begin?
lacking funds
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
cantedadjective
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
carracknoun
a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
give a description of
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
FirstlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrstli/
before anything else
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
forepartnoun
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
set up or found
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
hammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
how
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From this reading Yet how shall I begin?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
larboardnoun
the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
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 And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
parcelnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəl/
a wrapped container
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yet how shall I begin?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
transport commercially
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Firstly, let me describe how it was with the carrack herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She lay canted right over on to her larboard side, the whole of her larboard forepart broke away and stove in, and crushed as would be an egg beaten in with a hammer.
produce a literary work
From this reading Now, therefore, have I to write down of all that, having found the ship, we found in her.
a late time of life
From this reading And in the fifty years--if it were so long--in which she had been there she seemed to have grown so much to the reef, or the reef to her, that they seemed part and parcel of one another.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet how shall I begin?
