used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
Clawbonny
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From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
Dr
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From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
fatiguingverbUS /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
freezingnounUS /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
NORTHERNadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
ROUTEnounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
sociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The temperature kept above freezing point, and it seemed as if the thaw had removed the great obstacles to navigation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NORTHERN ROUTE The crew seemed to have returned to its habits of discipline and obedience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But as in most friendships one friend has to give way to the other, it must be acknowledged it was not the dog.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick, now sociable and familiar, had made great friends with Dr. Clawbonny.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was little fatiguing work to do, and they had a good deal of leisure.
