adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
crewnounUS /kruː/
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
existsverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪsts/
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
good-morning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
hardnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrdnəs/
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
ignoresverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrz/
third-person singular of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
Mellaire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
PikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
sea-people
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, the sea is not a gentle place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
unawareadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈwer/
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It must be the very hardness of the life that makes all sea-people hard.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Of course, Captain West is unaware that his crew exists, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Mellaire never address the men save to give commands.
wheelverbUS /wiːl/
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She does not even say good-morning to the man at the wheel when she first comes on deck.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But Miss West, who is more like myself, a passenger, ignores the men.
