Chapter II · Bouncer Wakes Up

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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touching and pressing; in opposition to

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following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Readers of the preceding volume in this series are aware of how the Motor Boat Club came to be organized.

in or near a particular place or position

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(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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a small vessel for travel on water

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brought into existence

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

a youthful male person

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

of short duration or distance

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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

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showing who or what does the action

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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

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plural of “enthusiast” — an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

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all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

in an expert manner

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

a quick look

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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

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be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

moving to the inside of something

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

From this reading While our two young motor boat enthusiasts lie wrapped in the first sound slumber of the summer night, lulled into unconsciousness by the soft lapping of the salt water against the sides of the “Meteor,” let us take a brief glimpse at the events which had brought them here.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

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be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

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past form of “lull” — calm by deception

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one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

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machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale

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belonging to the speaker and others

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existing or coming before

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meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

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a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

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From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

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a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

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yielding readily to pressure or weight

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the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

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of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

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carry out

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Readers of the preceding volume in this series are aware of how the Motor Boat Club came to be organized.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

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a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

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below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Every member was a boy born and brought up along the seacoast.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

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under normal conditions

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

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

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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

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during the time that

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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It now numbered fourteen members, any one of whom was fully qualified to handle a motor boat expertly under any ordinary circumstances.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Such boys, both by inheritance and experience, are usually well qualified for salt-water work.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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