on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
dolefullyadverb
with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Let’s pull them off and fling them over on the bank,” suggested Jack.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
Jim
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From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s pull them off and fling them over on the bank,” suggested Jack.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Let’s pull them off and fling them over on the bank,” suggested Jack.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Let’s pull them off and fling them over on the bank,” suggested Jack.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
a particular situation
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
shoveverbUS /ʃʌv/
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
soakedadjectiveUS /soʊkt/
very drunk
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
caught or fixed
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
submergedadjectiveUS /səbˈmɜːrdʒd/
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Let’s pull them off and fling them over on the bank,” suggested Jack.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
possessing sweep
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Let’s pull them off and fling them over on the bank,” suggested Jack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
the upper part of anything
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George, forgetting he was not on dry ground, instantly followed Jack’s idea and sat down on the raft to remove his shoes.
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 “And every time I push the water comes up over my shoes,” said George, looking dolefully at his soaked shoes and stockings.
We're
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF BOSTON “We’re stuck!” declared Jack, as they tried to shove off from the bank now said to be England.
in or at the place that
From this reading At the same time, Jim tried to climb aboard from the creek where he had been pushing, and the result was that the water swept over the top surface of the raft and submerged everything under six inches of water.
