used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading CAMERON is in the boat with his Euripides.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
CAMERON
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From this reading CAMERON is in the boat with his Euripides.
a young person of either sex
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
demureadjectiveUS /dɪˈmjʊr/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
dumpingnounUS /ˈdʌmpɪŋ/
selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They laugh to each other.
else
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From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
Euripidesnoun
one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)
From this reading CAMERON is in the boat with his Euripides.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAMERON is in the boat with his Euripides.
the act of retaining something
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
the sound of laughing
From this reading They laugh to each other.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
lochnounUS /lɑːk/
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
held or filled or in use
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They laugh to each other.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laugh to each other.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading MARY ROSE is sitting demure but gay, holding her tongue with her fingers like a child._ _Something else is happening; the call has come to MARY ROSE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_He looks up and she signs that she has promised not to talk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He is then occupied for a little time in dumping wet stones from the loch upon the fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CAMERON is in the boat with his Euripides.
