Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.

(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 All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

seed vessel having hooks or prickles

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

be composed of

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading One single feature is full of significance.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading One single feature is full of significance.

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From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One single feature is full of significance.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.

an amphibious division of the United States Navy

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

not any; not one

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One single feature is full of significance.

plural of “robbery” — larceny by threat of violence

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

the quality of being significant

From this reading One single feature is full of significance.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading One single feature is full of significance.

past form of “sketch” — make a sketch of

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

plural of “third” — one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading All large ships of war carry soldiers, called marines.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Bur the floggings at the gangway and the floggings through the fleet, the stealings, highway robberies, swearings, gamblings, blasphemings, thimble-riggings, smugglings, and tipplings of a man-of-war, which throughout this narrative have been here and there sketched from the life, by no means comprise the whole catalogue of evil.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the Neversink there was something less than fifty, two thirds of whom were Irishmen.