used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
EbnounUS /eb/
a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
Eben
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From this reading Eben was in great spirits.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
Flo
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From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
GabrielnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Eben was in great spirits.
Grimsby
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From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eben was in great spirits.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
PASSENGERnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
precisely, exactly
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Eben was in great spirits.
carry out
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken the boat through the falls the day before, discharged the cargo, and had brought her safely back.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
having come into contact
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
TRICKYadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪki/
not to be trusted
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As Eben sat upon deck, his hand at times slipped into the right pocket of his trousers and touched the crisp ten dollar bill Grimsby had paid him for his passage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
wharves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRICKY PASSENGER The "Eb and Flo" had come through the falls at high tide, and was lying at one of the wharves above.
which person or people
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had made this call for Gabriel Grimsby, who had arranged with him early that morning to take him up river.
