on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
advertisementnounUS /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
coasternounUS /ˈkoʊstər/
a resident of a coastal area
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
half the width of an em
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
divisible by two
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
the organ of sight
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
heapsnounUS /hiːps/
a large number or amount
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See here, Sadie," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
It'll
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From this reading "It'll be just the thing.
Jim's
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From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
jobsnounUS /dʒɑːbz/
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
and nothing more
From this reading "It'll be just the thing.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
not any; not one
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
others
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From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
Sadie
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From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "See here, Sadie," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See here, Sadie," he said.
in the near future
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
a special situation
From this reading "It'll be just the thing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There must be heaps of jobs which I could do, even though I have no knowledge of building.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
voyaging
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From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The advertisement caught Jim's eye as soon as he looked at the newspaper which happened to be aboard the coaster on which he and Sadie and the others were voyaging to New York, and fascinated him.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading En route for New York "Wanted, hands to help in building construction down town, New York."
