used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
at or in the front
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
(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 It's all that Trunnell's doings.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are the men on the _Sovereign_?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
big-headed
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From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading It's all that Trunnell's doings.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
the act of departing
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
hey
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From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
How
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From this reading "How are the men on the _Sovereign_?
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
It's
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From this reading It's all that Trunnell's doings.
go away from a place
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
the force of workers available
From this reading "How are the men on the _Sovereign_?
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How are the men on the _Sovereign_?
select carefully from a group
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
uttered with a trill
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
SinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
SovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading "How are the men on the _Sovereign_?
having a supporting base
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's all that Trunnell's doings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How are the men on the _Sovereign_?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
Trunnell's
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From this reading It's all that Trunnell's doings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
We've
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From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading I was for going ahead the day we missed you, but that big-headed little rascal insisted on hunting for you after seeing you leave the wreck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We've been standing along north and south for six days, expecting to pick you up, and here you are.
you've
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From this reading "Sink me, Mr. Rolling, but you've had a time of it, hey?" he said.
