used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
anew
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Yes," agreed Will.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
don't
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From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
glideverbUS /ɡlaɪd/
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "They beat us good and proper."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Oh, yes they can," insisted Allen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I don't believe they can do it again."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes they can," insisted Allen.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "They beat us good and proper."
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
SpidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
visiblyadverbUS /ˈvɪzəbli/
in a visible manner
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
(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 IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes," agreed Will.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading IN A TRAP "Well, they beat us," said Frank mournfully, as Allen came up into the wind, and let the _Spider_ glide easily over the ice, while the rival craft, its occupants visibly rejoicing, shot out of sight around a bend of the river.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," agreed Will.
