Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

from one side of something to the other

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

later than; following

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

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From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

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From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

official routes of communication

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

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From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

from or at a distance

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

your parents

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

destroyed or killed

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

possessive form of “granddaughter” — a female grandchild

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

put a harness

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

possessive form of “ira” — a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

people descended from a common ancestor

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

plural of “navigator” — the ship's officer in charge of navigation

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

only a very short time before

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

a sister who has only one parent in common with you

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

not in physical motion

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It takes us Cape Codders," remarked Cap'n Ira, "to study out the shoals and channels of kinship.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's 'cause we're such good navigators that we're able to do it."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE ARRIVAL There was a driving road down past Latham's Folly and on across certain sand flats and by cranberry bogs to a small settlement where Prudence had a stepsister still living.

during the time that

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

which person or people

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading This old woman lived with her granddaughter's husband's kinsfolk, who were so distantly related to Cap'n Ira's wife that the relationship could scarcely be followed.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "And now that we've got Ida May to harness up Queenie for us and look after the house while we're gone, and you feel so much spryer yourself, Ira, I don't see why we can't visit our folks a little," Prudence said.