used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
(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 When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
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 When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
on or to one side
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Then he went on shore full sure he had her drowned.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Then he went on shore full sure he had her drowned.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
grandestadjectiveUS /ˈɡrændəst/
superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he went on shore full sure he had her drowned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
M'Carthy
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From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
come together
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
on one occasion
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
raimentnoun
especially fine or decorative clothing
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
transport commercially
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Then he went on shore full sure he had her drowned.
having a supporting base
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Then he went on shore full sure he had her drowned.
possessing sweep
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went on shore full sure he had her drowned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She put her grandest raiment upon her and started away at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
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 When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
at the time that
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
in or at the place that
From this reading She went out to the ship and got up on the deck where she seen her husband standing.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she went over to him he never said a word at all, but he swept her aside with his arm the way she fell into the water.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading M'Carthy sent word to his wife that he was coming home, and for her to meet him on the ship.
