used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
Abraham's
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From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
aperturenounUS /ˈæpərtʃər/
a device that controls amount of light admitted
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
brought into existence
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
choicestadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɔɪsəst/
superlative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
elegantest
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From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
femalesnounUS /ˈfiːmeɪlz/
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
HEADINGnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading HEADING SOUTH.
Helga
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From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
hoarseadjectiveUS /hɔːrs/
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
an opening into or through something
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
luggernoun
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading I caught an expression of admiration in Abraham's face at her floating, graceful manner of passing through the little aperture.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading HEADING SOUTH.
squeezeverbUS /skwiːz/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Just then Helga rose through the hatch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
ud
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From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
werry
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From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading 'She might ha' been born and bred in a lugger,' said he to me in a hoarse whisper.
Whoy
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From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Whoy, with the werry choicest and elegantest o' females it 'ud be no more 'n an awkward scramble to squeeze through that hole.
