used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
anew
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
(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 Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
Barracoutanoun
a large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
disadvantagenounUS /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
easterlyadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərli/
lying in or toward the east
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
being one more than seven
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
enumerateverbUS /ɪˈnuːməreɪt/
specify individually
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
divisible by two
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
to an extreme degree
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
exigenciesnounUS /ˌekˈsɪdʒənsiz/
plural of “exigency” — a pressing or urgent situation
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
HavananounUS /həˈvænə/
the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
ten 10s
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
Lobo
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From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
measuringnounUS /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
Mercedes
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From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
and nothing more
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
prizenounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
prizesnounUS /ˈpraɪzəz/
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
continue talking
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
on the contrary
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
Ryan
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From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
sea-going
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From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
slavers
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From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
carry out
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
untowardadjectiveUS /əntuːˈɔːrd/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
precisely as stated
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
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 To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
weighverbUS /weɪ/
have a certain weight
From this reading Ryan having rejoined his prize, and there being a nice little easterly breeze blowing, the order was given for all three craft to weigh and proceed down the creek; the captain being rather anxious lest the slavers should return and take us at a disadvantage now that our force was divided.
(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 And here it may be as well to enumerate the few particulars relative to our prizes that the exigencies of the narrative have hitherto not enabled me to give.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what she lacked in depth she more than made up for in beam, her deck being half as spacious again as that of the _Barracouta_.
at the time that
From this reading To begin with the brig: she was, as Lobo had stated, the _Mercedes_ of Havana; a truly beautiful craft, measuring fully five hundred tons, very flat in the floor, and so exceedingly shallow that even in her sea-going trim, with everything on board as when we took her, she only drew a trifle over eight feet of water aft.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing untoward occurred, however, and in a short time we were all proceeding down the creek, with the second lieutenant in his schooner as pilot.
