used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
enclose with a fence
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
set up or found
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
the act of departing
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “When I got pitched over that fence I stayed there,” said Joe.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I got pitched over that fence I stayed there,” said Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
it's
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From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
Joe
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From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
immediately past
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
Lenox
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From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
and nothing more
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “When I got pitched over that fence I stayed there,” said Joe.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “When I got pitched over that fence I stayed there,” said Joe.
steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “When I got pitched over that fence I stayed there,” said Joe.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That swell threw us over as neat as the bull threw Joe over the fence up at Lenox last summer.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel.
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 Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
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From this reading “We’ll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles,” said he, “and it’s going to be a mighty hard job, too.
at the time that
From this reading “When I got pitched over that fence I stayed there,” said Joe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep.
