Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

later than; following

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

anew

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

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

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

replying

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

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From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

a youthful male person

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

rid of obstructions

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

bearing an heraldic device

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

past form of “disobey” — refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

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From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

moving toward the east

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

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From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

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From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

plural of “frigate” — a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

the act of retaining something

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

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From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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 After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

engage in

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

by chance

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

come together

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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 After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

not any; not one

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

of or relating to the Olympic Games

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

take up or begin anew

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

cut with a saw

From this reading After a long look I saw that he did not resume his narrative.

possessive form of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

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

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

plural of “swipe” — a sweeping stroke or blow

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

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From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

pulled or drawn tight

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

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

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

in or at that place or location

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

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

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

work hard

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

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From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

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

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

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

From this reading By that I knew that the stranger was troubling him There she was, the _Dancing Bess_, holding a taut bowline to the eastward.

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 Author of _Out of Gloucester_, _The Seiners_, _The Deep Sea's Toil_, _The Crested Seas_, _An Olympic Victor_, _Open Water_, Etc.

(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 And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading My boy wanted to do the divin', but 'twas me that went down He brings out the blue-book and shows the boson Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the _Aurora's_ captain and one of his crew By and by he caught an answering call

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

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

during the time that

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.

someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job

From this reading And there were the two frigates, but they might as well have been chasing a star "Don't call me a mutineer, captain--I've disobeyed no order" He said he hoped they'd meet again next day and bowed himself out The Wrecker Sometimes the notion comes to me while I'm talkin' to people that maybe I don't make myself clear, and it's been so for some time now--the things I see in my mind fadin' away from me at times, like ships in a fog.