used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
(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 “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
BeenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the water boat came the launch.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Behind the water boat came the launch.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Behind the water boat came the launch.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
ComposesverbUS /kəmˈpoʊzɪz/
third-person singular of “compose” — form the substance of
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
couldn't
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From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
CrystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
Hal
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From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
I'm
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From this reading I’m pretty sure the trouble’s in the wiring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
and nothing more
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading Behind the water boat came the launch.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By the time Jack had made a landing Hal and Bee came down the gangway to the float.
engage in
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
OdenounUS /oʊd/
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I’m pretty sure the trouble’s in the wiring.
with little or no delay
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
sloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
the season of growth
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I’m pretty sure the trouble’s in the wiring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
trouble's
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From this reading I’m pretty sure the trouble’s in the wiring.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “I got the engine together all right,” explained Jack as the boys viewed the launch from the stern of the sloop, “but I couldn’t make her start.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Behind the water boat came the launch.
a Caucasian
From this reading Bee Composes an “Ode to The Sea” Jack was promptly on time the next morning, the _Crystal Spring_ crowding her nose into the basin just as the clock in the white tower of the City Hall struck nine.
wiringnounUS /ˈwaɪrɪŋ/
a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
From this reading I’m pretty sure the trouble’s in the wiring.
