used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
ADIENO
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
(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 Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
ChampionnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
HalenounUS /heɪl/
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
isn't
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From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
PILOTSnounUS /ˈpaɪləts/
plural of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why so?
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "There comes the Champion!" exclaimed Bob Hale, pointing to the steamer that regularly made her trip round the lake every day, as she came out from behind a point of land on the north shore, beyond which she made a landing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST PILOTS THE ADIENO TO "THE SISTERS."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why so?
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "We must give her a wide berth," I replied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her people will not know that it isn't all right with the Adieno."
