used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
AdmittedlyadverbUS /ædˈmɪtɪdli/
as acknowledged
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
in the past
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
(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 had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
ArabsnounUS /ˈærəbz/
plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
BreezyadjectiveUS /ˈbriːzi/
fresh and animated
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
a person who is in charge
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
at any time
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
FishernounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
FISHER'SnounUS /ˈfɪʃərz/
possessive form of “fisher” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
I'm
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From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
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 had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
immediately past
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
social deportment
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
McTavish
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From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
on one occasion
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
term of address for a man
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
in the near future
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Nothing ever did, he once told McTavish, except blood, and that blood had to be Arab blood.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
wearin
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From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
(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 had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hated them with a fiery kind of hatred that nothing could have quenched.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading *WITHIN A YARD OF THEM LAY POOR FISHER’S HEAD* Admittedly the best warrant officer on board the _Breezy_ was the chief boatswain, Fisher.
a late time of life
From this reading He had been on the coast years and years ago, and knew the Arabs well, and all their tricks and manners too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you had seen what I have seen in the old days," he added, "but now I’m wearin’ on, sir, and soon will get my pension, or my last shot."
