used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
(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 "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading "Dang a dory," exclaimed the little man in gray, with a chuckle.
clothing in general
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
Dang
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From this reading "Dang a dory," exclaimed the little man in gray, with a chuckle.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
dorynounUS /ˈdɔːri/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Dang a dory," exclaimed the little man in gray, with a chuckle.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY.
jolly-looking
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From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
quicker'n
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From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
cut with a saw
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
scatnounUS /skæt/
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
she'll
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From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
at the time that
From this reading When Frank reached the deck he saw a jolly-looking little man in gray clothes coming over the rail.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
a Caucasian
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
which person or people
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dang a dory," exclaimed the little man in gray, with a chuckle.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Beside the yacht lay a dory, in which sat a fisherman who had rowed the old man off to the _White Wings_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She may be all right to row round in on a troubled sea, but she'll tip quicker'n scat if you step up on the side of her.
