used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
at or in the front
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
bridge-rails
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
Broadmayne
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From this reading "Hang on a minute, Cap'n!" replied Broadmayne.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
CainnounUS /keɪn/
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
Cap'n
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From this reading "Hang on a minute, Cap'n!" replied Broadmayne.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
directingadjectiveUS /dərˈektɪŋ/
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
the act of departing
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Hang on a minute, Cap'n!" replied Broadmayne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
HOORN
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
IbexnounUS /ˈaɪbeks/
wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
immediately past
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Hang on a minute, Cap'n!" replied Broadmayne.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hang on a minute, Cap'n!" replied Broadmayne.
and nothing more
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Hang on a minute, Cap'n!" replied Broadmayne.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
SHEERadjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
not in physical motion
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
survivorsnounUS /sərˈvaɪvərz/
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
carry out
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
not known
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE _CAP HOORN_ "SHEER off!" shouted Captain Cain, leaning over the bridge-rails and directing the full blast of his powerful voice upon the still unknown craft alongside.
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 If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
we're
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From this reading "Stand clear; we're going full ahead in half a shake."
won't
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From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading "There are only two of us--survivors of the yacht _Ibex_, burnt late last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you won't take us on board you might give us some grub and water.
