used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
Archie
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From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
CashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
CovenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
denseradjectiveUS /ˈdensər/
comparative of “dense” — permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
GalenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
only a very short time before
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
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 Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
engage in
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
become covered with mist
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
not any; not one
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
and nothing more
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
SkippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
Sop's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
TiltverbUS /tɪlt/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
precisely as stated
From this reading Tilt Cove was no place for the _Spot Cash_ to lie very long; she must look for shelter in Sop's Arm before night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
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 But there was the threat of heavy wind and a big sea in gray sky overhead and far out upon the water.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
at the time that
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Caught By a Gale In the Night and Skipper Bill Gives Her Up For Lost_ It was blowing up when Archie returned to the _Spot Cash_.
whiteningnounUS /ˈwaɪtɪnɪŋ/
changing to a lighter color
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing to bother about yet, of course: only a smart breeze and a little tumble, with thick weather to make a skipper keep his eyes open.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was a fine rain in the wind, too; and a mist--hardly yet a fog--was growing denser on the face of a whitening sea.
