AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
(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 It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
balenounUS /beɪl/
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
encompassedverbUS /enˈkʌmpəst/
past form of “encompass” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
depressingly dark
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
hatchways
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From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
ironsnounUS /ˈaɪərnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Some of the prisoners were let out of irons, and turned to the pumps.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Some of the prisoners were let out of irons, and turned to the pumps.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the prisoners were let out of irons, and turned to the pumps.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some of the prisoners were let out of irons, and turned to the pumps.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Some of the prisoners were let out of irons, and turned to the pumps.
pumpsnounUS /pʌmps/
plural of “pump” — a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the prisoners were let out of irons, and turned to the pumps.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading About ten she beat over the reef; and we let go the anchor in fifteen fathom water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
precisely as stated
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
in a violent manner
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
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 It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At this dreadful crisis, it blew very violently; and she beat so hard upon the rocks, that we expected her, every minute, to go to pieces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hands were immediately turned to the pumps, and to bale at the different hatchways.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an exceeding dark, stormy night; and the gloomy horrors of death presented us all round, being every where encompassed with rocks, shoals, and broken water.
