used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
bundlesnounUS /ˈbʌndəlz/
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
put or send forth
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
CunninghamnounUS /ˈkʌnɪŋhæm/
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
Cunningham'snounUS /ˈkʌnɪŋhæmz/
possessive form of “cunningham” — United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
Cuthbert
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From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
Fred
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
I'd
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From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
Irene
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
immediately past
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
Minnie
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From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
having a point
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
reactedverbUS /riˈæktɪd/
past form of “react” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
possessing material wealth
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
RocketnounUS /ˈrɑːkət/
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
ROWBOATnounUS /ˈroʊboʊt/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Minnie Cuthbert came over to his side while he was making ready to cast off from the river bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
tyingnounUS /ˈtaɪɪŋ/
the act of tying or binding things together
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’d like to go up the river instead of riding back in a car.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
at the time that
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS ROWBOAT Fred Cunningham turned away from the crowd and walked over to where Irene Rich was tying the last of the bundles when Frank shot this decidedly pointed shaft at him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This action on Cunningham’s part reacted on Frank’s mind, and he, now amazed at what he had said and the result it had produced, grew quiet while he made his preparations to get aboard the _Rocket_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Frank, may I ride back with you to town?
