used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
anew
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
subject to appointment
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
don't
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From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading RUN DOWN.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
it's
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From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
engage in
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
plowedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
Ralph
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From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
on the contrary
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading RUN DOWN.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
transport commercially
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
shouldn't
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From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
There's
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From this reading "There's a nice breeze," Ralph said as he joined the fisherman at the appointed hour.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
thickeradjectiveUS /ˈθɪkər/
comparative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For in those days not one ship plowed the waters of our coast for every fifty that now make their way along it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It's rather thick, and I shouldn't be surprised if we get it thicker; but that again don't matter."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's just right; neither too light nor too heavy.
