used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
baitverbUS /beɪt/
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been Placentia Bay without question.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
CodenounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
ELLINWOOD
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From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
herringnounUS /ˈherɪŋ/
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Placentia Bay without question.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
Miquelon
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From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
NewfoundlandnounUS /ˈnuːfəndlənd/
a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
Placentia
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From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It would have been Placentia Bay without question.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
schoolingnounUS /ˈskuːlɪŋ/
the act of teaching at school
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
seines
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From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
St
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From this reading The other was to run sixty miles or so northeast to St. Pierre, Miquelon, and buy bait.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ELLINWOOD TAKES A HAND There were two things for Code to do.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It would have been Placentia Bay without question.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances he would not have hesitated.
