used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
(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 The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Suddenly something struck him on the back of the head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
set up or found
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
GRIPnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading THE GRIP OF THE YUKON.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GRIP OF THE YUKON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Suddenly something struck him on the back of the head.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
spumenoun
foam or froth on the sea
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
sputteringnounUS /ˈspʌtərɪŋ/
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Suddenly something struck him on the back of the head.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly something struck him on the back of the head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRIP OF THE YUKON.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Scotch boy lay like a dead burden on Tom's arm, and it was all that he could do to keep him afloat and still keep his own head above water.
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 Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moments that followed were destined to be burned for his lifetime into Tom's brain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half choked, sputtering, blinded by spray and spume, he found himself in the water with Sandy, completely exhausted by this time, to care for as well as himself.
YUKONnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading THE GRIP OF THE YUKON.
