used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
abreastadjectiveUS /əˈbrest/
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
in addition
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
don't
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From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
to come or go into
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
gracefully-pointed
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
no person; not anyone
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
a human being
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
scramblingverbUS /ˈskræmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
Simuco
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From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
in the near future
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
in a swift manner
From this reading He made no attempt to enter any of the boats, but as soon as the signal was given, and the canoes started off, he darted off also, running swiftly along the shore, or scrambling over rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
except if; if not
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see the eight light, gracefully-pointed canoes abreast, at the start.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He sat upon the bank, and gravely watched the scene.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he thought of it I don’t know, but he perfectly understood that he was not to be of the party.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading But nobody was there to witness it, unless we allow Simuco, the monkey, to be a person.
