filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
(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 heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
the two together, not just one
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
chairmannounUS /ˈtʃermən/
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
not accessible to view
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
judgesnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
LAUNCHverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading THE LAUNCH OF THE MAUD.
MAUD
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From this reading THE LAUNCH OF THE MAUD.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAUNCH OF THE MAUD.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
PenobscotnounUS /pəˈnɑːbskɑːt/
a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
any competition
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
readinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The craft not in the race had anchored near the Penobscot, and on board of all the yachts the interest in the result was most intense.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
Rodman
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From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
squallverbUS /skwɔːl/
make high-pitched, whiney noises
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
carry out
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAUNCH OF THE MAUD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After the squall, the weather was so thick that both of them were hidden from view.
which person or people
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm afraid it will be no race," said Sam Rodman, who was now the chairman of the judges.
yachtsnounUS /jɑːts/
plural of “yacht” — an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading The heavy rain had driven nearly all the people on board of the Penobscot below, but the judges, clothed in rubber coats, kept the deck, in readiness to take the time of the rival yachts.
