on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
anew
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They wanted to finish the voyage as quickly as possible.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
CancernounUS /ˈkænsər/
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
Candon
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From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading They wanted to finish the voyage as quickly as possible.
FIREDadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
foc'sle
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From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
Frisco
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From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
Hank'snounUS /hænks/
possessive form of “hank” — a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
HonolulunounUS /ˌhɑːnəˈluːluː/
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
JAKE
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From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never spoke unless in reply to orders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He never spoke unless in reply to orders.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
with speed
From this reading They wanted to finish the voyage as quickly as possible.
rejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading He never spoke unless in reply to orders.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
shavingnounUS /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
transport commercially
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
shortestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He never spoke unless in reply to orders.
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Candon there in the foc’sle made his presence felt right through the ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wanted to finish the voyage as quickly as possible.
in the direction of
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
except if; if not
From this reading He never spoke unless in reply to orders.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading They wanted to finish the voyage as quickly as possible.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They wanted to finish the voyage as quickly as possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though he had died and his ghost were haunting them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JAKE IS FIRED AGAIN They had left Cancer far behind, they had rejected Hank’s first idea of steering out towards Honolulu and then making aboard for ’Frisco, they were taking the shortest way possible home, shaving the Channel Islands and almost careless about being stopped.
