used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
how long something has existed
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
a youthful male person
From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
a game played with playing cards
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
dearly loved
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
Donald
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From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
EighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
flapverbUS /flæp/
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
a small worthless amount
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
conformity or harmony
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
leachverbUS /liːtʃ/
cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
loveliest
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From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
occurring by chance
From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
MaternounUS /ˈmɑːtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
by chance
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
McKenzie
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From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
not any; not one
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
Percival
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From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
participate in games or sport
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
precisely, exactly
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
sensingnounUS /ˈsensɪŋ/
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
t'gallan's'l
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From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
Um-um
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From this reading Um-um!"
precisely as stated
From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
look attentively
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
wheelsman
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From this reading He smiled happily to himself and sensing a flap aloft of the t'gallan's'l leach, he turned to shout to the wheelsman, "No higher, Jack!
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
a late time of life
From this reading "Eighteen years of age and keeping a home of my own, and with the dear old Mater comfortably settled in it, and me, second mate of this fine little packet!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
you'll
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From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
you're
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From this reading Donald Percival McKenzie--you're a very lucky boy!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And, maybe, if you watch yourself, and play your cards right, you'll win the dearest and loveliest....
