used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
Archelaus
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From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
BatterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
BREFAR
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From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
ButternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
CommandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
drilyadverb
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
coins made of gold
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
initiativenounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
KegnounUS /keɡ/
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
come together
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
one of four equal parts
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
rippledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpəld/
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
Saaron
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From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was thinking so," said the Commandant, drily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
Treachers
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From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
Vashti
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From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BREFAR CHURCH "It was all my fault," confessed Vashti.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Vashti laughed, and her laugh rippled over the waves to meet the sunset gold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It had not occurred to me that Archelaus and the Treachers were acting on their own initiative."
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had taken boat beneath the Keg of Butter Battery, and were sailing for Saaron with a light breeze on their quarter.
