used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
aroused or activated
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Do let's have a salt water plunge before breakfast."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
Eleanor
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From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
houseboatnounUS /ˈhaʊsboʊt/
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
JAILERnounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
let's
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From this reading Do let's have a salt water plunge before breakfast."
Lillian
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From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
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 Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
Madge
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From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
and nothing more
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
Phil
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From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Do let's have a salt water plunge before breakfast."
pokingnounUS /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Do let's have a salt water plunge before breakfast."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
the state of being asleep
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
SpringingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
suitsnounUS /suːts/
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
not known
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
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 Do let's have a salt water plunge before breakfast."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Springing from her berth, Madge made a dash for her bathing suit, which she had laid out the night before.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lillian and Eleanor have been waiting for you in their bathing suits for a long while.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would have awakened you before now, only Miss Jones would not let me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THEIR UNKNOWN JAILER "Madge Morton, what do you mean sleeping until seven o'clock, the first morning we are on our houseboat?" cried Phil, poking her head in the cabin door.
