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From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Right away,” replied Jack.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
Cap'n
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From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
Crumbie
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From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When does the ferry leave?”
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
FERRYverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
HOLDEN'S
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From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
I'll
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From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Right away,” replied Jack.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
go away from a place
From this reading “When does the ferry leave?”
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 A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Right away,” replied Jack.
free from harm or evil
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right away,” replied Jack.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
cut with a saw
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
sheetingnounUS /ˈʃiːtɪŋ/
fabric from which bed sheets are made
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And I saw it first, so I’ll be the first passenger,” said Cap’n Crumbie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOLDEN’S FERRY TO THE HOTEL LANDING EVERY HOUR 10 cents “People can see it, anyway,” commented George.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
at the time that
From this reading “When does the ferry leave?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A RESCUE The notice was printed with a brush on a piece of sheeting, in a frame a yard long and a half a yard high:
