used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
aforemast
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From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
(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 The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
BengalnounUS /ˈbeŋɡəl/
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
Cayzer
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From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
EnglishmennounUS /ˌeŋˈlɪʃmən/
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
hairyadjectiveUS /ˈheri/
having or covered with hair
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
look-out
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From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
and nothing more
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
Perkins
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From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sailed in the middle of July.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crew aforemast were all of them Englishmen; there were twelve, counting the cook and steward.
at the time that
From this reading The boatswain, a rough, short, hairy, immensely strong man, acted as second mate and kept a look-out when Perkins was below.
William
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From this reading The captain was a man named Cayzer; the only mate of the vessel was one William Perkins.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Nothing worth talking about happened during our run down the Bay of Bengal.
