AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What—what’s the matter?” asked Jerry sleepily.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
BADadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You’d better get up I think.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkhed/
a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
dog-watch
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From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’d better get up I think.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’d better get up I think.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
it's
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From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What—what’s the matter?” asked Jerry sleepily.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
Ned
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From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
pitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
rollverbUS /roʊl/
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
ShortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
sleepilyadverbUS /ˈsliːpəli/
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “What—what’s the matter?” asked Jerry sleepily.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The boat is pitching something fierce, and it’s beginning to blow great guns.”
STORMverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You’d better get up I think.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
Um
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From this reading “Um!” exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up against a bulkhead by a roll of the boat.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You’d better get up I think.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What—what’s the matter?” asked Jerry sleepily.
what's
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From this reading “What—what’s the matter?” asked Jerry sleepily.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IN A BAD STORM Shortly after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.
You'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’d better get up I think.
