the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
Branscombe
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From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was furious but impotent.
comprehensionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhenʃən/
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
deck-hands
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From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
discomforts
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From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
ejaculated
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From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
firemennounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
plural of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He was furious but impotent.
hadn't
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From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
HatchesnounUS /ˈhætʃɪz/
plural of “hatch” — the production of young from an egg
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was furious but impotent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
Hilda
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From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
impotentadjectiveUS /ˈɪmpətənt/
lacking power or ability
From this reading He was furious but impotent.
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
latitudesnounUS /ˈlætətuːdz/
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
and nothing more
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
She'll
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From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
steam-laden
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From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
stokeholdnoun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She'll be separated from her father straight away."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
That's
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From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
tropicsnounUS /ˈtrɑːpɪks/
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under Hatches "That's done it," ejaculated Burgoyne under his breath.
Vivian
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From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was furious but impotent.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He pictured Hilda ordered below into the hot, steam-laden, dusty stokehold, imprisoned in an iron box, in which only hardened firemen could endure the discomforts, especially in latitudes approaching the tropics.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why that ass Branscombe hadn't put Miss Vivian with the deck-hands passes my comprehension.
