used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading You couldn't get back to the cabin alone.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
attackersnounUS /əˈtækərz/
plural of “attacker” — someone who attacks
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You couldn't get back to the cabin alone.'
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading You couldn't get back to the cabin alone.'
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
couldn't
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From this reading You couldn't get back to the cabin alone.'
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
JunknounUS /dʒʌŋk/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
and nothing more
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
engage in
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
the force of workers available
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
a particular point in time
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
move hurridly
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
make steady
From this reading At Sea on a Chinese Junk 'Steady!'
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Go below and get the four men, then make a rush.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
unawaresadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈwerz/
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading David commanded himself, feeling for the moment as if he were about to give way to panic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood on the narrow steps, with his head just above the level of the hatch and watched for a moment; for the sudden view he had obtained of the attackers, and their unexpected rush aft had taken him unawares.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't get back to the cabin alone.'
