used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
Adexe
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From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
alterationsnounUS /ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “alteration” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
BLACK-FUNNEL
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From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
concreteadjectiveUS /kənˈkriːt/
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
contractornounUS /ˈkɑːntræktər/
someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
placed crosswise
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
engageverbUS /enˈɡeɪdʒ/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
set up or found
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
glassesnounUS /ˈɡlæsəz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
the act of departing
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
helmnounUS /helm/
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
irksomeadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrksəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
Jake
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From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
and nothing more
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
lounged
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From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
molenounUS /moʊl/
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jake, who occasionally found his duties irksome, had insisted on coming.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
shorewards
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From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
StuyvesantnounUS /ˈstaɪvəsənt/
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As they crossed the mouth of the inlet, Dick glanced shorewards through his glasses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
at the time that
From this reading THE BLACK-FUNNEL BOAT The breeze had fallen and the shining sea was smooth as glass when the launch passed Adexe.
which person or people
From this reading Dick, who lounged at the helm, was not going there.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Some alterations to a mole along the coast had just been finished, and Stuyvesant had sent him to engage the contractor who had done the concrete work.
