used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
(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'll be all right in a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be all right in a moment.
BelievingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
Forbes
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From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll be all right in a moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
ISLEnounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading THE ISLE OF SKELETONS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My nerves went back on me; that's all."
a particular point in time
From this reading "I'll be all right in a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My nerves went back on me; that's all."
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading My nerves went back on me; that's all."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLE OF SKELETONS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My nerves went back on me; that's all."
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
readinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll be all right in a moment.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
SKELETONSnounUS /ˈskelətənz/
plural of “skeleton” — something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading THE ISLE OF SKELETONS.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
that's
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From this reading My nerves went back on me; that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLE OF SKELETONS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
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 He glanced toward the shore with a shudder, and then filled the palm of his hand with water and drank it.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My nerves went back on me; that's all."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Believing that some terrible danger threatened, Forbes was in readiness to push the canoe back into the lake, but Guy stopped him with a wave of the hand.
