used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
awningnounUS /ˈɑːnɪŋ/
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
Barry
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From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
not any; not one
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
a human being
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
rifledadjectiveUS /ˈraɪfəld/
of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
stanchionnoun
any vertical post or rod used as a support
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
the rays of the sun
From this reading On the cabin roof, stretched out at full length in a patch of hot sunshine, lay Barry.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
SylphnounUS /sɪlf/
a slender graceful young woman
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
bound or secured closely
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
upstreamadjectiveUS /ˈʌpˈstriːm/
in the direction against a stream's current
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
VagabondnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːnd/
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
valuablesnounUS /ˈvæljəbəlz/
plural of “valuable” — something of value
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside her, tugging gently at the painter, was the tender.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
which person or people
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The _Vagabond_ lay anchored close to shore, her nose pointing upstream and shaded by the drooping branch of a willow tree.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No other life was visible, and had it not been that the tender was tied to an awning stanchion and that the cabin door and hatch were wide open those on the _Sylph_ would have concluded that the person who had run away with the _Vagabond_ had rifled her of money and other valuables and abandoned her here.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading But at least a dozen yards separated her from the land and it was not likely that the thief would have swam ashore while there was a tender handy.
