used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
Centauri
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From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
coxswainnoun
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
entry-port
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From this reading Lobb went to the lee entry-port and gazed out over the phosphorescent sea.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
frigatenounUS /ˈfrɪɡət/
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Lobb went to the lee entry-port and gazed out over the phosphorescent sea.
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
indigonounUS /ˈɪndəɡoʊ/
a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
lapis
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From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
lazulinounUS /ləˈzuːli/
an azure blue semiprecious stone
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Lobb went to the lee entry-port and gazed out over the phosphorescent sea.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
Lobb
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From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
engage in
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
phosphorescentadjective
emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
From this reading Lobb went to the lee entry-port and gazed out over the phosphorescent sea.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Lobb went to the lee entry-port and gazed out over the phosphorescent sea.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
not in physical motion
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
up to a particular time
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
look attentively
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading The breeze still held from the westward, and was strong enough to make the frigate heel over till her shining copper, dripping with salt spray, was visible on the weather side.
at the time that
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was three bells in the first watch when the coxswain of the cutter--whose name was Lobb--went on deck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gale had entirely blown itself out, and the sky was clear and strewn with brilliant stars, amongst which the Southern Cross and the Centauri glittered like gorgeous jewels set in lapis lazuli of an indigo tint.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Some supper and a short sleep in his hammock had wonderfully refreshed him.
