(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had cargo enough and to spare.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
bestowingverbUS /bɪˈstoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “bestow” — present
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading They had cargo enough and to spare.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
Craig's
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From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
let fall to the ground
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They had cargo enough and to spare.
divisible by two
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had cargo enough and to spare.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
Phil
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From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
PILOTverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
move upward
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
refrain from harming
From this reading They had cargo enough and to spare.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, they feared they might have difficulty in bestowing it all on their boat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had cargo enough and to spare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
Vevay
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From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the rise in the river was coming even earlier and faster than Phil had calculated.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE PILOT The boys went hurriedly back to Vevay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They must get the Vevay part of their load on board and drop down to Craig’s Landing before the water should reach their freight there, which lay near the river.
