Chapter XXI

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

later than; following

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

make calm or still

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

past form of “confiscate” — take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

someone who cuts or carves stone

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

greatly pleased

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

the act of discovering something

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

administer a drug to

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

a cargo ship

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

plural of “inspector” — a high ranking police officer

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

the act of departing

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

not any; not one

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

on one occasion

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

be oriented

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

established irrevocably

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

in the near future

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

untroubled by interference or disturbance

From this reading For some time she lay there undisturbed.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Off Staten Island the _Iroquois_ dropped behind the freighter and was soon swinging once more at her anchor.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The seas were calm and no emergency calls came to the little cutter.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Henry was delighted at that, for Willie had returned, and the two boys and Roy now were able to see each other frequently.

in the company of; together with

From this reading AMONG THE ICEBERGS After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, to search the sealed cargo holds at the pier.