used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
amidshipsadverbUS /əˈmɪdʃɪps/
at or near or toward the center of a ship
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
aren't
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From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
don't
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From this reading I don't quite make her out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't quite make her out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
a boy or man
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
engage in
From this reading I don't quite make her out.
man-of-warnoun
a warship intended for combat
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I don't quite make her out.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I don't quite make her out.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
Rodd
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From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
cut with a saw
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
express in words
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
She's
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From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
swivelverbUS /ˈswɪvəl/
turn on a pivot
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
them's
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From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
precisely as stated
From this reading She's got a very smart crew, and I saw two of her officers go aboard in some sort of uniform, though it was too dark to quite make it out."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, my lad; I should say she was something of a dispatch boat, though she aren't a man-of-war.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't think she's a man-of-war, my lad," replied the skipper; "but she do carry guns, and one of them's a big swivel I just saw amidships.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
wouldn't
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From this reading "But if she's a man-of-war she would carry guns, wouldn't she?" asked Rodd.
