used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
(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 At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
any person at all
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
not accessible to view
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
hullsnounUS /hʌlz/
plural of “hull” — dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And slammed into a tree trunk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
and nothing more
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
loopedverbUS /luːpt/
past form of “loop” — move in loops
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
not able to be found
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
nestlingnounUS /ˈnestlɪŋ/
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
observernounUS /əbˈzɜːrvər/
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
others
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From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
a strong line
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
cut with a saw
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
slammedverbUS /slæmd/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading And slammed into a tree trunk.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
express in words
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading And slammed into a tree trunk.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
uphilladverbUS /ˈʌpˈhɪl/
against difficulties
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
precisely as stated
From this reading Their tall masts, of course, would be taken for tree trunks by anybody but a very close observer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were nestling side by side just over the lip of the slope, their hulls hidden by brush piled up before them.
in or at the place that
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading At the point where he would have looped a rope around a tree and used it to pull a yacht uphill, he saw all three of the missing craft.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Green yelled with joy, then whirled to run back and tell the others.
