used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
a-shore
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From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
banananounUS /bəˈnænə/
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
bananasnounUS /bəˈnænəz/
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading He likes bananas!”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
Dadah
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From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
your parents
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
the act of departing
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He likes bananas!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
Jane
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From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
the sound of laughing
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading He likes bananas!”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
express in words
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
be seated
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For a second every one on the boat stared.
carry out
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
tensionnounUS /ˈtenʃən/
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m not afraid,” Mary Jane managed to say between sobs, “’cause I can float.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
who's
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From this reading But if I have to get into the river and float, who’s going to take care of this big banana I’m taking to my Dadah?
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading And then a general laugh relieved the tension, and folks were willing to sit down and trust to getting a-shore.
