used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
AbelnounUS /ˈeɪbəl/
Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
chopverbUS /tʃɑːp/
cut into pieces
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then it would be well past dark.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
easterlyadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərli/
lying in or toward the east
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it would be well past dark.
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
not any; not one
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Then it would be well past dark.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
rowingnounUS /ˈroʊɪŋ/
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
skiffnounUS /skɪf/
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it would be well past dark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An easterly breeze was springing up, and a chop was rising on the bay.
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RESCUE Jimmy realized that there was no help to be had from outside.
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 This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
(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 Then it would be well past dark.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This easterly wind was likely to bring with it a cold storm, and Bobby, suspended thirty feet above the water, and not warmly dressed, might perish.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no one at home but Mrs. Abel, and rowing the skiff alone against the tide fully four hours would be consumed in reaching there and another three hours in coming back.
