used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
matters of personal concern
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
(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 A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
in a state of sleep
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
bannersnounUS /ˈbænərz/
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
barred-out
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From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
black-headed
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From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
Brandt's
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From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
breakfasted
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From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
Candon
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From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
Charley
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From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
cormorantnounUS /ˈkɔːrmərənt/
large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
being one more than seven
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
moving swiftly
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
gullsnounUS /ɡʌlz/
plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
loonsnounUS /luːnz/
plural of “loon” — a worthless lazy fellow
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
the force of workers available
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
pierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
ternsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “tern” — small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
TOMMIE
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From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
in the direction of
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
having passed out of existence
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
look attentively
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
be dressed in
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
at the time that
From this reading At eight o’clock, when they had breakfasted somehow out of materials supplied by Charley, Hank suddenly took the wheel of affairs.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading TOMMIE Hank and Candon were asleep, whilst George stood as officer of the watch.
a Caucasian
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Away over there to the east, fog held the lower hills and made a country of rolling snow to the sea edge, a country now white, now golden as the great sun rose above it, now breaking here and there, and now flying before the wind like the banners of a shattered army.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A great blaze of light fanning up beyond the coast hills showed the _Wear Jack_ under all plain sail and the gulls following her, royal terns and loons and black-headed gulls, whilst far above a Brandt’s cormorant formed an escort in the blue, wheeling, dropping as though to pierce the deck, and then passing off with a cry, northward, towards the vanished islands.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a sound had broken the ominous silence down below and up to now the barred-out men had not spoken a word on the matter.
