used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
AFLOATadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
congratulateverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
didn't
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From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
FrolicnounUS /ˈfrɑːlɪk/
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
gasolinenounUS /ˈɡæsəliːn/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
Johnstown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
engage in
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
not any; not one
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
cut with a saw
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
an educational institution
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
slanting-walled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
a special situation
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
TobynounUS /ˈtoʊbi/
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
TurnovernounUS /ˈtɜːrnoʊvər/
the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
From this reading As long as the weather would allow it, he meant to make the trip back and forth in the _Turnover_, a matter of three miles from landing to landing.
two times
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading He didn’t mind studying, for he wanted to learn things, but since the really warm weather had set in, lessons had been a task indeed.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading FRIENDS AFLOAT Toby saw no more of Arnold for a week, for school kept him busy, but Mr. Tucker reported that the _Frolic_ had twice been to the wharf for gasoline and that on each occasion her skipper had inquired for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading School came to end for the summer that Friday and Toby brought his books home to his little slanting-walled room with a sigh of relief.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One thing, though, that he could congratulate himself on was that he was now through grammar school and next fall would start in at high school over at Johnstown.
