used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SHIPPING A CREW.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
(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 I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
boarding-house
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From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
confined by bonds
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading SHIPPING A CREW.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
don't
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From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
the act of departing
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
HUMPH
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From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
not any; not one
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
and nothing more
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
Rupert's
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From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
SHIPPINGnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading SHIPPING A CREW.
shoulderedadjectiveUS /ˈʃoʊldərd/
having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “HUMPH!” said Guy to himself, as he shouldered his bundle and started toward Rupert’s boarding-house, “there is no danger that I shall have the police after me.
precisely as stated
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don’t see what made that shipping agent grow so very cold and distant all of a sudden.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish now, since he has shown himself so very independent, that I had examined that paper before I signed it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If Flint is going out in the Morning Light of course I must go too, for he is the only friend I have in the world, and I am bound to stick to him.
