used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
cuddynounUS /ˈkʌdi/
the galley or pantry of a small ship
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
an opposing military force
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
the act of departing
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
not any; not one
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
cut with a saw
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
sloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
sloop's
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
express in speech
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
move hurridly
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
St
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From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY THE night passed slowly to the two prisoners confined in the narrow space of the sloop’s cuddy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are going down the St. Lawrence, that is certain.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No one came to speak to them, and as hour after hour went by first one and then the other dropped off to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
at the time that
From this reading When Henry awoke it was broad daylight, and the sloop was bounding along at a rapid rate of speed.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the one narrow window of the cuddy he saw that they were passing a shore filled with waving grass and dotted here and there with low trees.
