used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
(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 The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
amidshipsadverbUS /əˈmɪdʃɪps/
at or near or toward the center of a ship
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
deep-loaded
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From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
doldrumsnounUS /ˈdoʊldrəmz/
a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
downpournounUS /ˈdaʊnpɔːr/
a heavy rain
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading In the waterways it is often two feet deep.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
hatchesnounUS /ˈhætʃɪz/
plural of “hatch” — the production of young from an egg
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
heaveverbUS /hiːv/
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the waterways it is often two feet deep.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
main-deck
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From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
main-deck's
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From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
engage in
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
pluggedadjectiveUS /plʌɡd/
(of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
scupperverbUS /ˈskʌpər/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
seaweednounUS /ˈsiːwiːd/
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
transport commercially
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
in the near future
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the waterways it is often two feet deep.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The decks of deep-loaded ships are often so much under water that seaweed grows upon them, and they are consequently apt to be clean after the growth is removed.
under normal conditions
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
waterwaysnounUS /ˈwɔːtərweɪz/
plural of “waterway” — a navigable body of water
From this reading In the waterways it is often two feet deep.
widthnounUS /wɪdθ/
the extent of something from side to side
From this reading The main-deck’s hatches make a shallow amidships, and all across the broad width the water rolls with the heave of the ship.
windjammernoun
a large sailing ship
From this reading In the windjammer, the tropical doldrums are usually the scene of more or less fun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The scupper holes are plugged and a tremendous downpour soon fills the main-deck a foot deep with clean fresh water.
