used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
combers
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From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
gallantlyadverbUS /ˈɡæləntli/
in a gallant manner
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
galleynounUS /ˈɡæli/
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
and nothing more
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
Raynor
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From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
move hurridly
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
steeragenoun
the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
submergedadjectiveUS /səbˈmɜːrdʒd/
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Storm sail was set, just sufficient to give the craft steerage way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
toppedadjectiveUS /tɑːpt/
having a top of a specified character
From this reading But every time she rose gallantly and topped the crest of the giant combers.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
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 It looked as if she must be submerged in the mass of water.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The schooner appeared at one minute to rush at what seemed to be a towering black wall but which Raynor knew was a wave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he made his way toward the now dark and deserted galley, Raynor noted, with regret, that it was a rough night.
