used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
(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 have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl yawned and shifted cramped limbs.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
next to; at the side of
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
the lower side of anything
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading The girl yawned and shifted cramped limbs.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
dark-hairedadjective
having hair of a dark color
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
decorateverbUS /ˈdekəreɪt/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
drowsed
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From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
flat-bottomedadjective
having a flat bottom
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
a young female
From this reading The girl yawned and shifted cramped limbs.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let's go home, Penny," she pleaded.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Let's go home, Penny," she pleaded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's go home, Penny," she pleaded.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The girl yawned and shifted cramped limbs.
Louise
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From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Let's go home, Penny," she pleaded.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let's go home, Penny," she pleaded.
shiftedverbUS /ˈʃɪftɪd/
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading The girl yawned and shifted cramped limbs.
Sidell
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From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
skiffnounUS /skɪf/
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
not in physical motion
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
swamp's
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From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
which person or people
From this reading In the bottom of the boat, her dark-haired companion, Louise Sidell, sat with her hand resting carelessly on the collar of her dog, Bones, who drowsed beside her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp's edge.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading The girl yawned and shifted cramped limbs.
you'll
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From this reading "We have all the flowers you'll need to decorate the banquet tables tonight."
