Chapter XXVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “There is a launch coming in.”

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

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 IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

set up or found

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

plural of “splash” — the sound like water splashing

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There is a launch coming in.”

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From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

precisely as stated

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IT WAS THE DOG The dog was put ashore under our very noses, by the crew of a passing launch.

an African melon

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

at the time that

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We were knitting on our veranda that afternoon, looking across at Sunset Island, which is four miles away.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We were sitting with our backs to them, when Tish said suddenly:

plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Carpenter was not in sight, and from down the beach came the yells and splashes that told that the college boys at the Watermelon Camp were bathing.