used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
AlligatornounUS /ˈæləɡeɪtər/
leather made from alligator's hide
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
any thing at all
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
arguedverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
companionwaynounUS /kəmˈpænjənweɪ/
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
dearly loved
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
don't
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From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
etc
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fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
FloridanounUS /ˈflɔːrədə/
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
only a very short time before
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
it's
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From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
Kennebec
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languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
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 Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
NantucketnounUS /nænˈtʌkɪt/
an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
SwampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Motor Boat Club in Florida Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Author of The Motor Boat Club of the Kennebec, The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, The Motor Boat Club off Long Island, The Motor Boat Club and the Wireless, etc., etc.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
Tremaine
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From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
Tremaine's
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From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I find it hard——” “Now, my dear, don’t try to do anything hard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
(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 “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
in or at the place that
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “REALLY, I can hardly believe that it’s winter at all,” declared Mrs. Tremaine, languidly, as she threw open her deck coat.
WirelessnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/
medium for communication
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s sure to fatigue you,” laughed Henry Tremaine, coming up from the cabin companionway, where he had paused long enough to light a pipe.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “But here it is,” argued Mr. Tremaine’s pretty young wife, “well into the month of December.
