amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
apprehensiveadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
quick to understand
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
awesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːsəm/
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading THE CATTLE SHIP.
cess
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From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
placed crosswise
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
don't
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From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
divisible by two
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
ferventlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrvəntli/
with passionate fervor
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
purgathory
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From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
seamennounUS /ˈsiːmən/
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
transport commercially
From this reading THE CATTLE SHIP.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
sowls
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From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATTLE SHIP.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The more religious among them crossed themselves fervently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bad cess to it, if it don't sound like the howling of poor sowls in purgathory," muttered one of them.
uproarnounUS /ˈʌprɔːr/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading The weird nature of the uproar and its mystery made even the rough seamen apprehensive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The awesome sound continued while the boats were being lowered.
