used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
anew
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
CalumetnounUS /ˌkæljəˈmet/
a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
couldn't
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From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
d'y
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From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
set up or found
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
and nothing more
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
not any; not one
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
precisely, exactly
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
s'pose
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From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
seaman'snounUS /ˈsiːmənz/
possessive form of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was his seaman’s extra sense that brought him safely to the _Calumet_ again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
They're
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From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “Lord,” said Wesley, “d’y’ s’pose she struck?” and himself jumped to the wheel again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading His first thought was to put the _Lucy_ right back to the Rock; his second, and the one he acted on, was to get her lights out of sight and then to turn back, sail wide, and come up to the _Calumet_ as though he had just come in the harbor himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found her on the edge of the ledge, with the sea washing over her.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “They’re safe for a while there, and there was no reason in the world why he couldn’t have got by there if we did,” said Wesley, and began to nose her way back.
