in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first they refused to believe it.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading At first they refused to believe it.
besiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
the lower side of anything
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
couldn't
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From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
direadjectiveUS /daɪr/
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first they refused to believe it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
HAILverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first they refused to believe it.
immediately past
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, look!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
others
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From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
by chance
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading At first they refused to believe it.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first they refused to believe it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HAIL FROM THE SHORE This last dire calamity struck the boys speechless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The compass—their one sure guide on that sinister waste of waters, the one hand reached out to draw them to safety—the compass was gone!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The others besieged Bobby with questions, begging him to look—couldn’t it, perhaps, have fallen in the bottom of the boat?
