afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
anew
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
alligatorsnounUS /ˈæləɡeɪtərz/
plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ISLAND MYSTERY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
blinkingadjectiveUS /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
didn't
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From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
divisible by two
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
exhilaratingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/
making lively and cheerful
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
glidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading AN ISLAND MYSTERY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
keelsnounUS /kiːlz/
plural of “keel” — a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading AN ISLAND MYSTERY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
sand-spit
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From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
express in words
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
splashesnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪz/
plural of “splash” — the sound like water splashing
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
sunningverbUS /ˈsʌnɪŋ/
inflected form of “sun” — expose one's body to the sun
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
a source of difficulty
From this reading Sometimes they didn't even trouble to do this but lay blinking at the canoes as much as to say:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hurry up by, and let us get to sleep again."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an exhilarating sensation, this of being afloat on their own keels and gliding easily among sights so strange and new.
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 On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading On every yellow sand-spit alligators lay sunning themselves and slid into the water with lazy splashes as the expedition shot round points onto them.
