used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
agin
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From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Just so’s to be makin’ sure.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
brokenly
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From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
colonistsnounUS /ˈkɑːlənɪsts/
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Might’s well,” Skippy echoed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
and nothing more
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
kickernounUS /ˈkɪkər/
a player who kicks the football
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
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 Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading “Just so’s to be makin’ sure.”
might's
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From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
the middle of the day
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
overwhelmedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
Skippy
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From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “Just so’s to be makin’ sure.”
express in speech
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Just so’s to be makin’ sure.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They borrowed a kicker from one of the summer colonists and set out for home just before noon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
TullynounUS /ˈtʌli/
a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
(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 “We might’s well look agin,” he murmured brokenly, as he headed the boat toward the Channel.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Skippy was too overwhelmed to speak until long after they left the beach and Tully sat tragic and silent at the wheel.
