used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
psychological suffering
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
a young female
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
it's
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From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
RestlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
sleepy-looking
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From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
male cat
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
Tremaine
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From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
(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 “A robbery has been committed on the boat I command, and it’s my duty, as well as my own desire, to have the police come aboard.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On shore, in the sleepy-looking little town, nearly a dozen people of varying ages were visible from the boat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TOM HAS SOME OF HIS OWN WAY “OH, what a pity!” cried the girl, in a voice of genuine distress.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
won't
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From this reading “I’m almost certain Mr. Tremaine won’t like that.”
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “It is a matter with which Mr. Tremaine has very little to do,” replied the youthful skipper of the “Restless.”
