used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
(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 "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
Berwick
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From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
BOARDSnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
Broome
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From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
can't
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From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
circuitousadjectiveUS /sərˈkjuːɪtəs/
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
divisible by two
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
in a gradual manner
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
I'm
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From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
JIM
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From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
PIRATEnounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
rhythmicallyadverbUS /ˈrɪðmɪkli/
in a rhythmic manner
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
uttered with a trill
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
rowingnounUS /ˈroʊɪŋ/
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
successive (without a break)
From this reading However, instead of rowing straight in the direction of the _Sea Eagle_, Jim bent a circuitous course around her.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
in the direction of
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now growing towards evening and a heavy fog was rolling in even then over the sea towards the Golden Gate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I thought we might lay alongside the _Sea Eagle_, and invite Brother Broome to surrender," suggested Jim.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading JIM BOARDS THE PIRATE "Whither away, Brother?" questioned John Berwick, as they bent gently and rhythmically to the oars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All right, I'm with you, as I can't walk ashore," replied John Berwick.
