used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
anew
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
(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 There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
Burkett
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From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
rid of obstructions
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
divisible by two
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
kelpnounUS /kelp/
large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
noble-hearted
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From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
sea-weed
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From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
swimmernounUS /ˈswɪmər/
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
thereaboutsadverbUS /ˌðerəˈbaʊts/
near that time or date
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading "The shore is sandy thereabouts, and unusually free from kelp.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My noble-hearted cousin, was he then to be the first victim among us?
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 My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
in or at the place that
From this reading There is a natural dock where the schooner lies, and clear water all round."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading My heart sunk within me as I heard the question; what man, even the strongest swimmer, freshly taken to the water, could force his way through those tangled masses of sea-weed?
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words spoken by Burkett again revived my hopes.
