used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
BassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
a female human offspring
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
DickeynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
Graybrook
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From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
involvesverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvz/
third-person singular of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
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 The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
MissionariesnounUS /ˈmɪʃəneriz/
plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
owner-captain's
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From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
transport commercially
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
skipper'snounUS /ˈskɪpərz/
possessive form of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
a male human offspring
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
SteadfastadjectiveUS /ˈstedfæst/
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home.
precisely as stated
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
whalingverbUS /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “whale” — hunt for whales
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading The story opens with the owner-captain's wife and daughter sitting at home during a great storm, in which a vessel is wrecked very near their house.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Voyage of the "Steadfast"--The Young Missionaries in the Pacific, by W.H.G. Kingston.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading On board the ship are Harry Graybrook, the skipper's son, and another youngster called Dickey Bass.
