2
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
30
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From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
9
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From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
Aikawa
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From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
Airondo
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
the two together, not just one
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
approval
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
Daito
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
finbacks
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From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
Fred
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From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
humpbacknounUS /ˈhʌmpbæk/
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
Jacobsen's
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
Kamaishi
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From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
Larsen
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
Maru
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From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
not any; not one
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
Olsen
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From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
and nothing more
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
Reidar
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
Rekkusu
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From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
transport commercially
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
in the near future
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
St
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From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
VancouvernounUS /vænˈkuːvər/
English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
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 At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Olsen and myself were tired so we did not go aboard but turned in at ten o’clock and were soon asleep.
WHALEnounUS /weɪl/
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
whalesnounUS /weɪlz/
plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
at the time that
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE Captain Fred Olsen had invited me to spend a week with him aboard the _Rekkusu Maru_, and for five days we had been at sea losing both coal and patience chasing finbacks with but one whale to our credit.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At 9:30 the _Rekkusu_ was in quiet water well within the bay and when we came on deck for a look around we could see by their lights two whale ships riding smoothly at short anchor chains only a little distance away.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The fifth evening, after a hard day’s work with no results, the ship was headed for Kamaishi, a good harbor some seventy miles from Aikawa.
a late time of life
From this reading One was _Daito No. 2_, Captain Larsen, with whom I had hunted humpback whales off the coast of Vancouver Island two years before when he had the _St. Lawrence_; the other, the _Airondo Maru_, Captain Reidar Jacobsen’s ship.
