anew
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
(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 All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
clatteringverbUS /ˈklætərɪŋ/
-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is scraped and swabbed all day.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
Dolby's
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From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
being one more than seven
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
floppedverbUS /flɑːpt/
inflected form of “flop” — fall loosely
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
holystoned
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From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
go away from a place
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
LegionsnounUS /ˈliːdʒənz/
plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading It is scraped and swabbed all day.
scrubbedadjectiveUS /skrʌbd/
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
transport commercially
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
swabbed
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From this reading It is scraped and swabbed all day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It is scrubbed and holystoned (my head--not the deck) at three every morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Eight pairs of heavy boots are now clattering on it, getting the ship under sail again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading All the working of the ship seems to be done on my forehead.
produce a literary work
From this reading Legions of ropes'-ends are flopped upon it as I write, and I must leave off with Dolby's love.
