used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
anew
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
(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 It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Right-o!” he called, and quickly cast loose.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
put or send forth
From this reading “Right-o!” he called, and quickly cast loose.
CrystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
Desco
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From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
doughnutsnounUS /ˈdoʊnʌts/
plural of “doughnut” — a toroidal shape
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
hand-liner
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From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Right-o!” he called, and quickly cast loose.
Hetty
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From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Right-o!” he called, and quickly cast loose.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
Mercy's
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From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
with speed
From this reading “Right-o!” he called, and quickly cast loose.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
free from harm or evil
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
Right-o
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From this reading “Right-o!” he called, and quickly cast loose.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
cut with a saw
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
the season of growth
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Rescue Jack jumped to his feet, dropping two of Aunt Mercy’s best doughnuts, and looked about him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading The hail came again and Jack saw Desco Benton waving from the _Hetty and Grace_.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
at the time that
From this reading When he was alongside the master of the _Hetty and Grace_ appeared at the rail again.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading It took the _Crystal Spring_ almost five minutes to half drift and half sail across to the hand-liner, and all the way Jack wondered what Desco wanted of him.
