used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
Bumpus
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From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
HennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, what is it, Step Hen?” remarked Thad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, what is it, Step Hen?” remarked Thad.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
immediately past
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
engage in
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
a person who is being chased
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Yes, what is it, Step Hen?” remarked Thad.
scout-master
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From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
SCOUTSnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE SCOUTS SHOW THE WAY.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE SCOUTS SHOW THE WAY.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
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with low volume
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
not in physical motion
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Thad
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From this reading “Thad!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCOUTS SHOW THE WAY.
communicated in words
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE SCOUTS SHOW THE WAY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, what is it, Step Hen?” remarked Thad.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Step Hen leaned back in the boat he occupied in company with Bumpus, Davy Jones and the scout-master, as he softly uttered the name of the last mentioned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, what is it, Step Hen?” remarked Thad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you mind if I asked a single question?” pursued the other, speaking as near a whisper as he could, and still make his voice carry.
