used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOME-MADE CIRCUS.
affordsverbUS /əˈfɔːrdz/
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
in addition
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
bath-room
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From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
Bath-tub
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From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
a youthful male person
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading A HOME-MADE CIRCUS.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
dictionarynounUS /ˈdɪkʃəneri/
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
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discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
fanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
fish-market
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From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
gun-boats
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From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
HOME-MADE
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From this reading A HOME-MADE CIRCUS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
laundrynounUS /ˈlɔːndri/
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
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possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
Receiving-Tank
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rippingadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
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having great beauty and splendor
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
straight-away
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From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
suggestionsnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
suggestsverbUS /səˈdʒests/
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
tubnounUS /tʌb/
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
tubsnounUS /tʌbz/
plural of “tub” — a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
up-to-dateadjective
reflecting the latest information or changes
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
being of use or service
From this reading The laundry tubs are also useful and, not being in demand as frequently as the bath-tub, are for this reason often more convenient.
water-animals
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From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What boy has not discovered, for himself, that The Bath-tub is a Splendid Receiving-Tank for the occasional water-animals captured by him in creek or pond, or at the fish-market?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
a Caucasian
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
the words that are spoken
From this reading To the typical American boy every object he sees suggests to him possibilities of amusement, and to him an up-to-date bath-room is as full of such suggestions as a dictionary is of words.
yachtsnounUS /jɑːts/
plural of “yacht” — an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading The great white tub affords an excellent sea for his gun-boats to do battle upon, or offers a straight-away course over which his home-made yachts may sail, while a fan fills their sails with everything from a light breeze to a ripping gale.
