used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
(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 men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
augernounUS /ˈɔːɡər/
a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
blood-redadjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
broadeningnounUS /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/
the act of making something wider
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
the act of burning something
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
effulgencenoun
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The minutes rolling past seemed eternal.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the act of departing
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
long-boat
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From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The minutes rolling past seemed eternal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
others
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From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The minutes rolling past seemed eternal.
provisioningverbUS /prəˈvɪʒənɪŋ/
-ing form of “provision” — supply with provisions
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
with speed
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The minutes rolling past seemed eternal.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The minutes rolling past seemed eternal.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
tunesnounUS /tuːnz/
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
veining
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From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Even now, as I thought, was the villain lying dead, with the auger in his hand?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
well-greased
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From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading The men went on busily provisioning the long-boat, some whistling gay tunes, others laughing and passing jokes, all in good spirits, as though they were going on a holiday expedition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shadow on the horizon was broadening fast, and the sun was sinking quickly, making the ocean blood-red with its burning effulgence, and veining the well-greased masts with lines of fire.
