used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
adonounUS /əˈduː/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
atripadjective
(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
bilge-water
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From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
clankingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋkɪŋ/
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
cruellest
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From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
brought together in one place
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
humpedadjectiveUS /hʌmpt/
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
leaknounUS /liːk/
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
Murchison
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From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
noway
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From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
poopnounUS /puːp/
obscene terms for feces
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
poop-rail
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
prospect-glass
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
one of four equal parts
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
rotten-beams
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From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
cut with a saw
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
SCUTTLEDverbUS /ˈskʌtəld/
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
transport commercially
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
spatenounUS /speɪt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
spellsnounUS /spelz/
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
possessing sweep
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crew were gathered at the poop, the pump was clanking in the midst of them, and I saw they were taking spells at the cruellest labour a seaman knows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
top-sails
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading At first I was noway troubled at the spectacle; a leak was to be expected in old rotten-beams, and I went forward with the heart of me not a pulse the faster.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Risk was leaning over the poop-rail, humped up and his beard on his hands; Murchison, a little apart, swept the horizon with a prospect-glass, and the pump sent a great spate of bilge-water upon the deck.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
at the time that
From this reading THE SCUTTLED SHIP When I went on deck next morning there was something great ado.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were out of sight of land, sailing large, as the old phrase went, on a brisk quarter breeze with top-sails atrip, and the sky a vast fine open blue.
