used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
the act of burning something
From this reading THE BURNING OF THE SPITFIRE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
the act of departing
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
hatchwaynoun
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
go away from a place
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BURNING OF THE SPITFIRE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
transport commercially
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
SPITFIREnoun
a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
From this reading THE BURNING OF THE SPITFIRE.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURNING OF THE SPITFIRE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already I could smell the smoke that was pouring out of the cracks around the hatchway.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had no doubt but what active preparations were being made to leave the ship.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In my cell near the bow I could hear but little of what was going on at the stern.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not be a great while before the entire vessel would be consumed.
