from one side of something to the other
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərədʒ/
the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
BiffnounUS /bɪf/
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
dinghynounUS /ˈdɪŋi/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
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From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading He had exhausted his reserve strength.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
moving swiftly
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had exhausted his reserve strength.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had exhausted his reserve strength.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
go away from a place
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
LinounUS /liː/
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
on one occasion
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading He had exhausted his reserve strength.
rippledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpəld/
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
ShoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
dependable
From this reading The old man’s stout, fierce spirit seemed to leave him once he reached the anchorage.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He had exhausted his reserve strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
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 Shouts of joy rippled across the water from Biff and Li to their fathers.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The boys hopped into the dinghy and sent it fairly flying over the waves to shore.
WebernounUS /ˈwebər/
a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
From this reading The first thing to do was to get Dr. Weber on the boat.
