used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
having companions or an escort
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
Aleck
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From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
Aleck's
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From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
Bodger
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From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
Fenn
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From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
GapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
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 The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
HMnounUS /hm/
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
most important element
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
man-o
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From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
Manville
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From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
Middynoun
blouse with a sailor collar
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
many times at short intervals
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
pensioned-off
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From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
press-gang
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From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
revenuenounUS /ˈrevənuː/
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
sixteen-year-old
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From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
sloops
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From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
SmugglersnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
carry out
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
teenagersnounUS /ˈtiːneɪdʒərz/
plural of “teenager” — a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
tension-packed
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From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lost Middy, being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap, by George Manville Fenn.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
male cat
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
war'snounUS /wɔːrz/
possessive form of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading They live by the sea, and Aleck's great pleasure is to take his little sailing boat along the coast, often in the company of a pensioned-off man-o'-war's man, called Tom Bodger.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
which person or people
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
belonging to which person
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They get involved with a press-gang raid by one of HM sloops, which is accompanied by a revenue cutter.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The hero is a sixteen-year-old called Aleck, who is an orphan being brought up by his uncle, whose main interest in life is writing a book of history.
but in spite of that
From this reading This is yet another tension-packed teenagers' novel from the pen of G. Manville Fenn.
