used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
from appearances alone
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
Drayton
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From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
only a very short time before
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
with speed
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
Ralph
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From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
cut with a saw
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They’ll see us!"
shorewardadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrwərd/
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
snuglyadverbUS /ˈsnʌɡli/
fitting closely
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
there's
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From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
They'll
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From this reading They’ll see us!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Ralph forgot his misery, and throwing off his blankets, he looked quickly in the direction indicated by Ben.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They’ll see us!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let’s get out of this as quick as we can.
at the time that
From this reading Ben had hardly got his friend snugly tucked away in the blankets, when he glanced back shoreward and saw the steamboat making straight toward them apparently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ralph Drayton, there’s the steamboat covered with our boys!
