on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
(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 On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
Aw
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From this reading "Aw, it's rotten, all of it."
Carl
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From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
ClevelandnounUS /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
debatingverbUS /dəˈbeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “debate” — argue with one another
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
huge-handed
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From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
irateadjectiveUS /aɪˈreɪt/
feeling or showing extreme anger
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Aw, it's rotten, all of it."
it's
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From this reading "Aw, it's rotten, all of it."
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
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 On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
mechanicnounUS /məˈkænɪk/
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
the force of workers available
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
oilernounUS /ˈɔɪlər/
a worker who oils engines or machinery
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
PanamanounUS /ˈpænəmɑː/
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
rock-driller
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From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading "Aw, it's rotten, all of it."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The S.S.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
steeragenoun
the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
story-land
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From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The S.S.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
Watling's
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From this reading _Panama_ had passed Watling's Island and steamed into story-land.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ed and an oiler were furiously debating about the food aboard:
wheel-house
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From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
white-scrubbed
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From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the white-scrubbed deck aft of the wheel-house Carl sat with his friends of the steerage--sturdy men all, used to open places; old Ed, the rock-driller, long, Irish, huge-handed, irate, kindly; Harry, the young mechanic from Cleveland.
