used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
in the past
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
awa
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From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
BowlinenounUS /ˈboʊlaɪn/
a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
bricht
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From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
dementedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmentɪd/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
without deviation
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
doun
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From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
fizzingadjective
hissing and bubbling
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
gatnounUS /ɡæt/
a gangster's pistol
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
gunner's
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From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
licht
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From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
lookit
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From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
maist
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From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
nicht-glasses
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From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
offisher
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From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
oot
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From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
owre
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From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
one of four equal parts
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
rinning
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From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
transport commercially
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
term of address for a man
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "The devil!" said he, starting oot o' his cot, and rinning on deck--"burn a blue light directly!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The gunner's mate ran doun for a blue licht; and, in a minute, it was fizzing awa on the quarter, throwing a bricht glare o' licht a' owre the ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I'm sure I saw her two minutes ago," said Bowline.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
wasna
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From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
We've
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From this reading The offisher o' the deck was maist demented, and ran in to the captain--"We've lost sight of the boat, sir!"
Weel
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From this reading Weel, sir, they lookit and lookit, and we a' lookit, and they gat up their nicht-glasses; but a' in vain, for the boat wasna to be seen.
