used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
clewed
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From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
coursesnounUS /ˈkɔːrsəz/
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
cumuli
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From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
edgesnounUS /ˈedʒəz/
plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
equatorialadjectiveUS /ˌiːkwəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to or at an equator
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
Garnett
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From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
headwaynounUS /ˈhedweɪ/
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
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 The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
LumpyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌmpi/
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
moisturenounUS /ˈmɔɪstʃər/
wetness caused by water
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
not any; not one
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
O'ToolenounUS /oʊˈtuːl/
British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
quadrilaterals
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From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
rainpour
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From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
uttered with a trill
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
transport commercially
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
slatting
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From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then a slight air ruffled the surface of the ocean, but it came from almost anywhere, and we made no headway on our course.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
turtlenounUS /ˈtɜːrtəl/
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I could see that Garnett had clewed up his courses on the _Warwick_ to keep his heavy canvas from slatting out with the rolling of his ship, and O’Toole had done our own up in a similar manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
well-definedadjective
having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hot, damp air of the early morning was fresh with the salt dew, and the decks and rails were streaming with the moisture.
at the time that
From this reading The _Countess of Warwick_ had drifted off during the night and was a good two miles away to the eastward when the hot equatorial sun burned his way into a mass of heavy clouds upon the horizon the day after we caught the turtle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lumpy masses of cumuli lined the horizon, and solid quadrilaterals, slanting with well-defined edges, reached from them to the sea beneath, showing that we might expect the tropical rainpour.
