used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was a gruelling race against death.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
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From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
broadsidenounUS /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was a gruelling race against death.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
gruellingadjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading It was a gruelling race against death.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
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From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
PaddleverbUS /ˈpædəl/
propel with a paddle
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
any competition
From this reading It was a gruelling race against death.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
river'snounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
only a very short time before
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
suctionnounUS /ˈsʌkʃən/
a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no escaping the powerful current that seemed to draw them with a suction pull.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading Mr. Brewster shouted the order above the river’s tumult, and all three bent to the task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They brought their boat broadside to the approaching brink and drove it toward the left bank of the stream, which here was scarcely a hundred feet wide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Paddle hard on the right, boys—with all your might!”
