used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
(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 “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I suppose the boy’s down with the cap’n.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
cap'n
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From this reading I suppose the boy’s down with the cap’n.”
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
clothing in general
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I suppose the boy’s down with the cap’n.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
it's
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From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
pitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
pleasanter
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From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
on the contrary
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
transport commercially
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
sloweradverbUS /ˈsloʊər/
more slowly
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
spoilsnounUS /spɔɪlz/
plural of “spoil” — (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
not in physical motion
From this reading “I expect our chaps are all ashore still,” said the mate, looking round.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose the boy’s down with the cap’n.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
they'll
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From this reading “Pretty state they’ll be in for a start.
a special situation
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Just go down and send him up,” said the skipper; “it’s rather a delicate thing to do to give a man a suit of clothes.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wilson and the mate returned to the ship laden with their spoils, and pitching them on board first, descended themselves by a slower but pleasanter method.
