used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
confined by bonds
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
carefully weighed
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
without deviation
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
FISHINGnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
an opening into or through something
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
a small worthless amount
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
RandyadjectiveUS /ˈrændi/
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys did not row directly for the hole, being afraid they might scare the fish away.
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 was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
in or at the place that
From this reading At the foot of some of the rocks, where the river made a bend, there was a deep hole, and this some of the lads, including Randy and Jack, considered an ideal place for fishing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT THE FISHING HOLE The fishing hole for which the two boys were bound was on the river about a mile and a half above the town.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At this point the stream was thirty to forty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was lined on one side with sharp rocks and on the other by thick trees and bushes.
