used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
(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 At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
awoided
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From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
bloodshed's
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From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
endowedadjectiveUS /enˈdaʊd/
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
excitedlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪtədli/
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
a boy or man
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
fumedadjectiveUS /fjuːmd/
(of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
Howsomedever
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From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
keelsonnounUS /ˈkelsən/
a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
a boy or man
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
lascar's
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From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
orter
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From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
sea-sarpents
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From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
SharksnounUS /ʃɑːrks/
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
strandedadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
StumpingnounUS /ˈstʌmpɪŋ/
campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
From this reading “Sharks an' sea-sarpents!” fumed the captain, Stumping excitedly round and round the canoe.
surmisedverbUS /sərˈmaɪzd/
past form of “surmise” — infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At all events, he had reached land before them, and in safety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
warmint
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From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
wised
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From this reading “The warmint had orter been sent to Davy Jones as I ad wised.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Either the lascar's wound had not proved as serious as Jack surmised, or the fellow was endowed with as many lives as a cat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Howsomedever, bloodshed's best awoided, says you, Master Don, lad; an' so, shiver my keelson! here we lies stranded.
