used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
lacking funds
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
dramnounUS /dræm/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
intoxicatedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtɑːksəkeɪtɪd/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
immediately past
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
McClintock
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
mockedverbUS /mɑːkt/
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
Noddy
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
sculpinnoun
any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
seasicknessnoun
motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
SHARKnounUS /ʃɑːrk/
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading THE SHARK.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
state-room
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
not in physical motion
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHARK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
