used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
eagerly desirous
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
a youthful male person
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
chug-chug
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From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
ENDINGnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
divisible by two
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
Franklin'snounUS /ˈfræŋklənz/
possessive form of “franklin” — United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
the act of departing
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
Horton
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From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
How
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From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
isn't
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From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What’s the matter?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
motor-boat
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From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
by chance
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
SunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
Sunny's
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From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How dreadful it must be, Harry, for sailors to be adrift on this great ocean for days at a time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A HAPPY ENDING The cheerful chug-chug of Captain Franklin’s motor-boat, on its way to find Sunny Boy, was something of a comfort to Sunny’s anxious mother.
we're
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From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
What's
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From this reading What’s the matter?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He can hear it while we’re afar off,” she said to Mr. Horton, “and perhaps he will stand up and wave.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes indeed,” nodded Mr. Horton, “but Sunny Boy, you know, isn’t going to be adrift even one day.
