used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
(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 A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
the two together, not just one
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
DurhamnounUS /ˈdɜːrəm/
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
hammocksnounUS /ˈhæməks/
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
and nothing more
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
maintop
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From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
marineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
the force of workers available
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
PierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
transport commercially
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
propel through the air
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
up to a particular time
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Durham had just time to throw off his coat before the ship sank and left him floating among men and hammocks.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
precisely as stated
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading A drowning marine caught hold of his waistcoat, and drew him several times under water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A boat, with our seventh lieutenant, Mr Philip Durham, had on the very instant the ship went over come alongside, when she was drawn down, and all in her were thrown into the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
at the time that
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them getting hold of the captain, supported him, and swam away from the ship; the other fell upon Mr Pierce, of whom he got hold and supported above water till the ship settled, when he placed him on the maintop, and both were saved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
