used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the starch was taken out of him, and out of his clothes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
clothing in general
From this reading All the starch was taken out of him, and out of his clothes.
CovenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
derisiveadjectiveUS /dərˈɪsɪv/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
MartnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All the starch was taken out of him, and out of his clothes.
with little or no delay
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
Rockley
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From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Mart was a sight.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
starchnounUS /stɑːrtʃ/
a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
From this reading All the starch was taken out of him, and out of his clothes.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All the starch was taken out of him, and out of his clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
male cat
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
topplingverbUS /ˈtɑːpəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
WaltersnounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
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 A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
WelcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Mart did not have a real friend in Rockley Cove, and the little fellows Welcomed an opportunity for showing their dislike.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
at the time that
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
in or at the place that
From this reading Tom, however, promptly on his feet was making for the spot where Mart was puffing and splashing about, when two of his friends in bathing attire anticipated his helpful action, reached Mart, and led him, blinded and dripping, onto dry land.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading A yell of derisive delight went up from the smaller youths of the crowd as Mart Walters went toppling into the water.
