afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
(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 THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Look here, Mr. Jaeger,” said Bob.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We’ll come and stand under your window after dark and sing.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
Cresville
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From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We’ll come and stand under your window after dark and sing.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
set up or found
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, Mr. Jaeger,” said Bob.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
JaegernounUS /ˈdʒeɡər/
rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, Mr. Jaeger,” said Bob.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
merchandisenounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
MOTORnounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh my!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh my!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
the local environment
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look here, Mr. Jaeger,” said Bob.
deliver by singing
From this reading We’ll come and stand under your window after dark and sing.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
be standing; be upright
From this reading We’ll come and stand under your window after dark and sing.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The boys found Mr. Jaeger so busy hauling all sorts of freight and merchandise from the depot and other parts of Cresville that he could not promise to go after the boat that day.
to-night
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From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We’ll come and stand under your window after dark and sing.”
we'll
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From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading We’ll come and stand under your window after dark and sing.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ve got to have that boat on the river to-night or we’ll lose all our sleep, and it will be your fault.
