used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
Ann
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From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
Ann's
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From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
Annie
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From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
demanding attention
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
dearly loved
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
psychological suffering
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
Harry's
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From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE RESCUE—WELCOME HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading O joy!
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
immediately past
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
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 O joy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE—WELCOME HOME.
roamverbUS /roʊm/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
having a supporting base
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE—WELCOME HOME.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
precisely as stated
From this reading “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
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 “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I see our mother’s face, Our own delightful home; And never more from it shall we, Dear Annie, want to roam.
accept gladly
From this reading THE RESCUE—WELCOME HOME.
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 “IN our last conversation we left Harry struggling in the water, and Ann standing on the wharf, screaming and crying very loud.
which person or people
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Just then, a young man, who wore a short blue jacket, a checked shirt, and a shining hat on the back of his head, came along; and, seeing Ann’s distress and poor Harry’s situation, without saying one word, pulled off his jacket, and jumped into the water after him.
