used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading For an hour he was afraid he was going to die, and for an hour and a half he was afraid he wasn't.
(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 There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an hour he was afraid he was going to die, and for an hour and a half he was afraid he wasn't.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
any thing at all
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT.
Catalina
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From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
Clancy
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From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading For an hour he was afraid he was going to die, and for an hour and a half he was afraid he wasn't.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
one or the other of two
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an hour he was afraid he was going to die, and for an hour and a half he was afraid he wasn't.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
GLASS-BOTTOM
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From this reading THE GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT.
the act of departing
From this reading For an hour he was afraid he was going to die, and for an hour and a half he was afraid he wasn't.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
Hiram
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From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For an hour he was afraid he was going to die, and for an hour and a half he was afraid he wasn't.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
mainlandnounUS /ˈmeɪnlænd/
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
and nothing more
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
Pedro
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From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
San
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From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
seasickadjectiveUS /ˈsiːsɪk/
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
ten-fifteen
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From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
ten-seventeen
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From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The distance from the mainland to the island of Catalina is only about twenty miles, and the steamer from San Pedro makes the trip in something like two hours and a half.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn't anything halfway about it, either, he was sick all through and all over.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At ten o'clock in the morning Clancy and Hill went aboard, at ten-fifteen the boat got under way, and promptly at ten-seventeen Hiram became seasick.
