used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
anew
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
any thing at all
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
baitedverbUS /ˈbeɪtɪd/
past form of “bait” — harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
Dragonfly's
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From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
far-away
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From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
guysnounUS /ɡaɪz/
plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
hadn't
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From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
hooksnounUS /hʊks/
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
locationsnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “location” — a point or extent in space
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
Snow-in-the-face
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From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
squinted
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From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
not in physical motion
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading We rowed out to another place and baited our hooks and tried again.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another hour passed during which we pulled anchor and tried a half dozen different locations and still not a one of us caught a single fish and we were terribly discouraged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Little Snow-in-the-face got a queer far-away expression on his face, squinted his eyes and said, “Sometimes we see lights out here at night.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
which person or people
From this reading Well, we decided to try fishing some more like the rest of the guys in the other boat were, but who still hadn’t caught anything.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then it was Dragonfly’s turn to get a queer far-away expression on his face, which made it seem like he wished he was as far away as his thoughts were, he, as you know, believing in ghosts.
