used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
AdventurernounUS /ædˈventʃərər/
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
boat'snounUS /boʊts/
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
churningadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrnɪŋ/
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
Corwin
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From this reading "Gosh, what a mess!" groaned Harry Corwin.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
frothnounUS /frɔːθ/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We'll never get her off there!"
the act of departing
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
Gosh
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From this reading "Gosh, what a mess!" groaned Harry Corwin.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "Gosh, what a mess!" groaned Harry Corwin.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Gosh, what a mess!" groaned Harry Corwin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading "Gosh, what a mess!" groaned Harry Corwin.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "We'll never get her off there!"
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We'll never get her off there!"
others
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From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
shoaling
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From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
Steve
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From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
SURRENDERnounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
possessing sweep
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We'll never get her off there!"
They're
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From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
throttledverbUS /ˈθrɑːtəld/
past form of “throttle” — place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading He slid out the clutch, throttled down the engine and swung the boat's nose to starboard as the others piled back to the deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SURRENDER "They're going to run her ashore!" shouted Steve.
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 The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll never get her off there!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Gosh, what a mess!" groaned Harry Corwin.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
a Caucasian
From this reading The _Adventurer_ swept around in a long circle while the _Follow Me_, churning the shoaling water into white froth, ran straight for the shore.
