used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
ButtsnounUS /bʌts/
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
CruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
DashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
DotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
Etc
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From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
fearfullyadverb
in fear
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
Halstead
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From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
I'd
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From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
Joe
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From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
Kennebec
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From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
loafingnoun
having no employment
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
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 Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
NantucketnounUS /nænˈtʌkɪt/
an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
prodigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
on the contrary
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
worried and uneasy
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
roveverbUS /roʊv/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
Seaton
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From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
stifleverbUS /ˈstaɪfəl/
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, Etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
male cat
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
hard to endure
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
we're
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From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "This may be what Mr. Seaton calls a vacation on full pay, but I'd rather work."
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading "Ho, ho, ho--hum!" grumbled Hank Butts, vainly trying to stifle a prodigious yawn.
but in spite of that
From this reading "It _is_ fearfully dull, loafing around, in this fashion, on a lonely island, yet in plain sight of the sea that we long to rove over," nodded Captain Tom Halstead of the motor yacht "Restless."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Yet Hank just put us in mind of the fact that we're getting paid for our time," laughed Joe Dawson, the least restless of the trio of young Motor Boat Club boys.
