used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading When no one was about he jumped aboard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When no one was about he jumped aboard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading At last he was rested and climbed the rope to the ship.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
the act of departing
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he was rested and climbed the rope to the ship.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
how
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From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading When no one was about he jumped aboard.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
immediately past
From this reading At last he was rested and climbed the rope to the ship.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
not any; not one
From this reading When no one was about he jumped aboard.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
PinkienounUS /ˈpɪŋki/
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading At last he was rested and climbed the rope to the ship.
a strong line
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
transport commercially
From this reading At last he was rested and climbed the rope to the ship.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
express in words
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
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 This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
at the time that
From this reading When no one was about he jumped aboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rope was one which the sailors had put out to tell them how many miles an hour they were going.
WhiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading This rope had a wonderful wheel at the end of it which kept twisting and turning in the water.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every now and then the rope would turn suddenly over and poor Pinkie Whiskers would go under the water with it and nearly fall off.
