used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
AdriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
everyone's
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
go away from a place
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
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 This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
Merryweather
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
midshipmannounUS /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmən/
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
Moreton
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From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
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 This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
