used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
placed in a grave
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
traveling across
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
drunksnounUS /drʌŋks/
plural of “drunk” — a chronic drinker
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Presently she felt a hand on her shoulder.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Presently she felt a hand on her shoulder.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
how
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From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
midstreamnounUS /ˈmɪdstriːm/
the middle of a stream
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
month'snounUS /mʌnθs/
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she felt a hand on her shoulder.
prostitutesnounUS /ˈprɑːstətuːts/
plural of “prostitute” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Presently she felt a hand on her shoulder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
carry out
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
tugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
unkindlyadjective
lacking in sympathy and kindness
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had not realized how the month's strain had tired her until the excitement was over and she was on the tug in midstream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Don't take it so hard, Little One," a not unkindly voice said.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading In sheer weariness, she turned round on her seat and, crossing her arms on its back, buried her face in them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
WORKHOUSEnoun
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
Yetta
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From this reading THE WORKHOUSE In the afternoon Yetta was loaded into "the wagon" with a lot of "drunks" and prostitutes and taken up to the Department dock to wait for the ferry across to the Island.
