used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
anew
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
(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 All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
without stop or interruption
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
Cornish's
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From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
coupledadjectiveUS /ˈkʌpəld/
joined together especially in a pair or pairs
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
fastedverbUS /ˈfæstɪd/
past form of “fast” — abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
set up or found
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
to a considerable degree
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
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 steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
pumpedadjectiveUS /pʌmpt/
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
transport commercially
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
express in words
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that morning the gale continued fresh and the sea dangerous.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
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 We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We found that the ship was regularly making nine to ten inches of water an hour; and after the funeral we turned to and pumped her out again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
which person or people
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The boatswain supported this fatigue best, and always went cheerfully to work, and had encouraging words for us all.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But this heavy work, coupled with our extreme anxiety and the perils and labour we had gone through, was beginning to tell heavily upon us.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The steward showed signs of what strength he had coming to an end, and Cornish's face had a worn and wasted look as of a man who has fasted long.
