aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
(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 We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
BANDITSnounUS /ˈbændəts/
plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
for the reason that
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
DetectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
downstreamadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈstriːm/
away from the source or with the current
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
divisible by two
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
the act of departing
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
GrabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
and nothing more
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
conformity or harmony
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
engage in
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
Pinchem
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From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
a strong line
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
successive (without a break)
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
that's
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From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
upstreamadjectiveUS /ˈʌpˈstriːm/
in the direction against a stream's current
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he got out and dragged the boat back upstream and tied the rope to the tree just where we told him to.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So that's the way we got across, going straight west, even while the tide was running out good and strong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We had to make two trips across, but it was easy keeping our course because all we had to do was to keep hold of the rope and work the boat along with our hands.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Mr. Pinchem rowed over with one end of the rope, and the tide carried him about fifty yards downstream before he made the other shore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BANDITS AND THINGS I said, "Grab hold of this rope, Detective Harris, if you want to get across the river."
