used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
(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 Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
an occurrence of something
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
recognizable; marked
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
and nothing more
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
notingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
for each
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
carry out
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Still drifting a thousand feet beneath the surface of the sea, he awaited his deliverance--a deliverance he knew might never come.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After noting the time, he decided to take a few more pictures--just in case.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "That gives me less than two hours," he told himself, grimly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
precisely as stated
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny, meanwhile, was having a very bad hour all by himself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Knowing little about the rate at which the powerless boat might be drifting, he made a guess; it should be about two miles per hour.
