used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
anew
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
traveling across
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
fach
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From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
Gethin
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From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
GETHIN'S
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From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
I'm
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From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
and nothing more
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
staying power
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
loiterers
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From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
machgen
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From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
come together
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
a strong line
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
Sara
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From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
Sara's
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From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
cut with a saw
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
express in words
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
transport commercially
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
be seated
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
slappedverbUS /slæpt/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
in the near future
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
there's
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From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
wharf-side
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From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
at the time that
From this reading GETHIN'S STORY True to his promise, Gethin was early at the docks, and as he sat dangling his legs over a coil of rope, he laughed and slapped his knee, when amongst the crowd of loiterers on the wharf-side he saw Sara's red mantle appear.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Just like a country woman! why, the ship must wait for the tide, Sara fach.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Afraid I was, 'machgen i," said Sara, "that the steamer would start without me, and I will be quite happy to sit here and wait.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
you'd
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From this reading "Didn't I say so?" he exclaimed, crossing to meet her, "didn't I say you'd be here an hour and a half too soon?
you're
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From this reading But I'm glad you're come, we shall have time for a chat; there's some things I want you to know before I see you again."
