used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
accuracynounUS /ˈækjərəsi/
the quality of being near to the true value
From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
(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 _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
exhale hard
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
CURLEWnoun
large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
From this reading THE "CURLEW" IN TROUBLE.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
only a very short time before
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE "CURLEW" IN TROUBLE.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
mirror-like
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From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
in motion
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
MuskyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌski/
resembling the smell of musk
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
spars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading But, although every bit of canvas was stretched on her spars, she hardly moved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "CURLEW" IN TROUBLE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE "CURLEW" IN TROUBLE.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
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
From this reading Her form was reflected in the smooth water with almost mirror-like accuracy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Looks as if we might have a blow, Jack."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _Curlew_ was lazily moving along, with all sail set, carrying the boys back to Pine Island from their adventurous visit to Musky Bay.
