Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

later than; following

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

past form of “average” — amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

official routes of communication

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

rid of obstructions

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

flow back or recede

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

a movement into or inward

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

immediately past

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

in or at that place or location

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They made a false start at the mouth of the river by taking a channel that ran too far to the east and led them a mile or two out of their course, before they discovered their mistake and returned.

third-person singular of “unite” — act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading After entering the channel, the course up the river, which averaged east-northeast, was plain, there being but a single branch to mislead them, in the first six miles.

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 HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This bay is a labyrinth of channels and keys and opens into creeks large and small, and water-courses shallow and deep, grass-choked and clear.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At the end of these the lower section of Harney's unites with a branch of Shark River to form Tussock Bay.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading HUNTING IN HARNEY'S RIVER The boys had chosen the last of the ebb tide for the trip down Rodgers River, which gave them low water for their work on the clam bar and a flood tide to help them up Harney's River.