used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
ain't
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From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
(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 They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
bain't
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From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
bucketfuls
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From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
give encouragement to
From this reading “Cheer up, my hearty!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
cutter's
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From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
d'ye
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From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
disconsolateadjective
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
dyesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “dye” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
an old word for “before”
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
FlushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
goreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
gun'le
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From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
he's
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From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
headwaynounUS /ˈhedweɪ/
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “Cheer up, my hearty!
here's
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From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
his'n
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From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
It's
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From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
a boy or man
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Cheer up, my hearty!
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
sanguinaryadjective
accompanied by bloodshed
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
scuppersnounUS /ˈskʌpərz/
plural of “scupper” — drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
stentorianadjective
(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
stumpedverbUS /stʌmpt/
past form of “stump” — cause to be perplexed or confounded
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
TarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
warmint
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From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
warmints
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From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
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 The fire, fortunately, had gained so little headway that a few bucketfuls of water sufficed to put the _Jolly Tar_ cut of danger.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's the blood o' some native warmint, what he's gone an' let daylight into, d'ye mind me, an' here's the musket as done the trick.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Then the captain stumped up to Don, where he sat disconsolate on the cutter's gun'le, and laid a sympathetic hand upon his shoulder.
but in spite of that
From this reading They warmints ain't done for Master Jack yet, not by a long chalk, says I. Flush my scuppers, lad!” he roared in stentorian tones, as he turned the light of the lantern upon the pool of blood, “this 'ere sanguinary gore as dyes the deck bain't his'n at all.
