used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
activateverbUS /ˈæktəveɪt/
put in motion or move to act
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
Estorya
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From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
an act that fails
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
the act of departing
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
I'd
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From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
and nothing more
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
leversnounUS /ˈlevərz/
plural of “lever” — a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
most important element
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
rescuingverbUS /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
VainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
we'd
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From this reading Perhaps if I'd stayed here and taken a chance on going into the city blind, we'd have been better off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of course, I had to go and find out just what the situation was and get a good idea of my plan of campaign.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
wouldn't
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From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading "My failure to activate this was the main reason I returned to the yacht and sailed on to Estorya.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At least, your mother wouldn't now be in prison, and we wouldn't have the additional worry of rescuing her."
