used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
Azito
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From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
give a benediction to
From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
hydroplanenoun
an airplane that can land on or take off from water
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
and nothing more
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
OrinoconounUS /ˌɔːrəˈnoʊkoʊ/
a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
Ruggles
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From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
We'll
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From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will thought it time to stop for a meal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hydroplane was now on the broad bosom of the Orinoco, floating down with the tide.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "A glass of beer, just one, would satisfy me," said Ruggles.
you've
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From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, bless us! you’ve got blood on your cheek."
yuca
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From this reading "We’ll run into the bank, and Azito can cook us some yuca," he said.
