used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
anew
From this reading “Here he comes again, Dot!”
airplanenounUS /ˈerpleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
balancedadjectiveUS /ˈbælənst/
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
bobbed
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From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here he comes again, Dot!”
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
divedverbUS /daɪvd/
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
Dixon
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From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
DotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading “Here he comes again, Dot!”
take in liquids
From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
gurgled
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From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here he comes again, Dot!”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here he comes again, Dot!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
having a point
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
directed up
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
WaltersnounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Terry Walters balanced on the edge of the beach club float and pointed upward toward the approaching airplane.
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 Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
yelpedverbUS /jelpd/
past form of “yelp” — bark in a high-pitched tone
From this reading Terry yelped, lost balance, and recovering desperately, dived over her head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here _you_ come into the drink, you mean!” she gurgled.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Dorothy Dixon bobbed up beside the raft, blew the water from her nose and reached a long tanned arm for the young man’s ankle.
