used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading He had seen his trunk put aboard the _Haida_.
amiablyadverbUS /ˈeɪmiəbli/
in an affable manner
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rod stood by the deck rail chaffering with them.
chaffering
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From this reading Rod stood by the deck rail chaffering with them.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Rod stood by the deck rail chaffering with them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
HaidanounUS /ˈhaɪdə/
a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska
From this reading He had seen his trunk put aboard the _Haida_.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen his trunk put aboard the _Haida_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
Isabel
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From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
Laska
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From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
the sound of laughing
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
the force of workers available
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
a course of conduct
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had seen his trunk put aboard the _Haida_.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Rod stood by the deck rail chaffering with them.
RodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen his trunk put aboard the _Haida_.
Sherburne
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From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Rod stood by the deck rail chaffering with them.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rod stood by the deck rail chaffering with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
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 He had seen his trunk put aboard the _Haida_.
unattachedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈtætʃt/
not fastened together
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
the topmost one of two
From this reading They filled the quiet upper bay with light talk and low laughter.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rod had come down the path with a club bag in one hand, talking amiably with his father.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mrs. Wall, Laska, Isabel, Miss Sherburne, Grove, and three or four other unattached young men and women who made up the house party were on the float to see him off.
