a'most
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From this reading "I'm a'most sure it did.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
comed
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From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I'm a'most sure it did.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do remember--you did.
Don't
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From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
I'm
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From this reading "I'm a'most sure it did.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm a'most sure it did.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
observingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
sarvint
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From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
sayin
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From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
shoutin
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From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
not in physical motion
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm a'most sure it did.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I thought at the time it comed from higher ground still--the house itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
the upper part of anything
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You remember my sayin' so, Captain; and that I took it to be some o' the sarvint girls shoutin' up there?"
watermannounUS /ˈwɔːtərmən/
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
at the time that
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
Wingate
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From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,--"Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above--I mean from the top of the cliff?"
