afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
anew
From this reading When I looked again, some minutes later, he had disappeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading When I looked again, some minutes later, he had disappeared.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You would do well to let the girl go."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
a young female
From this reading You would do well to let the girl go."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You would do well to let the girl go."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When I looked again, some minutes later, he had disappeared.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You would do well to let the girl go."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading When I looked again, some minutes later, he had disappeared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading I never answered him, but pushed the boat off.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would do well to let the girl go."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
(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 You would do well to let the girl go."
at the time that
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would do well to let the girl go."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading When I had rowed some distance out I looked back and saw his tall figure upon the yellow sand as he stood gazing thoughtfully after me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have told you the beginning of my story," he said, "and you shall know the end some day.
