used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
boat-hook
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From this reading I cried, excitedly; "give me the boat-hook."
a youthful male person
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
rid of obstructions
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
excitedlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪtədli/
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading I cried, excitedly; "give me the boat-hook."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
set up or found
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
in a gradual manner
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I cried, excitedly; "give me the boat-hook."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see him!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
a boy or man
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
landing-place
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From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cried, excitedly; "give me the boat-hook."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
missesnounUS /ˈmɪsəz/
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
not any; not one
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/
past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
shacklenounUS /ˈʃækəl/
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
make steady
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
carry out
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cried, excitedly; "give me the boat-hook."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Steady, my lad, steady!" cried Morgan, as I drew the boy nearer, and the next minute he was seized and drawn into the boat, feeble and helpless now, half dead, and making no further attempt to escape as the boat was paddled back toward the landing-place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
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 "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was passed to me, and after a couple of misses, I felt the hook take hold, drew up gently, and as I hauled in, we found that the boy was coming up feet first, the iron having passed between the ring of the shackle and the boy's ankle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't talk like that, man," cried my father, with a shudder; "but you ought to be able to see him in this clear water."
