addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Are you addressing me?" demanded Steve coldly.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you addressing me?" demanded Steve coldly.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
brushingnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "Are you addressing me?" demanded Steve coldly.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Are you addressing me?" demanded Steve coldly.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
an opening into or through something
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
I'LL
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From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm talking to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
and nothing more
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
a boy or man
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you addressing me?" demanded Steve coldly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
soot-begrimed
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From this reading "Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
Steve
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From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
STOKEverbUS /stoʊk/
stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
stokernounUS /ˈstoʊkər/
Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I'm talking to you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The boys had just turned to go to their bath, Bob already having entered the deck house.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE STOKE HOLE "I'LL put you to sleep one of these fine days, young feller," greeted the stoker with whom Steve had had the words.
