used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
(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 He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Directly he saw the captain come to a window facing the _Rambler_ and look out.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
without deviation
From this reading Directly he saw the captain come to a window facing the _Rambler_ and look out.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Directly he saw the captain come to a window facing the _Rambler_ and look out.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
the act of departing
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
gunwalenoun
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
ill-looking
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From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
Jule
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From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
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 Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Directly he saw the captain come to a window facing the _Rambler_ and look out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
RamblernounUS /ˈræmblər/
a person who takes long walks in the country
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
scrutinizedverbUS /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
past form of “scrutinize” — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
in the near future
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
stateroomnoun
a guest cabin
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
confined on all sides
From this reading He saw Clay surrounded by a group of ill-looking fellows as soon as he gained the freight deck.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Directly he saw the captain come to a window facing the _Rambler_ and look out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Left alone on board the _Rambler_, Jule lay for a long time behind the gunwale watching the _Hawk_.
(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 He knew by the boy’s face that all was not going well.
at the time that
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Directly he saw the captain come to a window facing the _Rambler_ and look out.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading When Clay was taken up the cabin stairs and into the stateroom by the captain, Jule got out his field glass and scrutinized the windows of the boat.
