used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
blowedverbUS /bloʊd/
past form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
constructverbUS /kənˈstrʌkt/
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
placed crosswise
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
Duco
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From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
divisible by two
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
Koree
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From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
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 Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
and nothing more
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
PoundernounUS /ˈpaʊndər/
(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
relyverbUS /rɪˈlaɪ/
have faith or confidence in
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
toiledverbUS /tɔɪld/
past form of “toil” — work hard
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Even if we could get our boats ready,” replied Pounder, “we could not rely on them to carry us safely across.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
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 “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can never at this rate,” said Koree, “construct boats enough to cross this water.
at the time that
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Duco waited long for a good wind, and when it came it blowed him in many directions before landing him on the opposite shore.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we entered such vessels, we would be scattered and lost.”
but in spite of that
From this reading We have already toiled many days and only one man has yet crossed and returned.”
