used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading "Oh, we're--afloat!"
(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 TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
Betty
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From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
power to direct or determine
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
don't
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From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
obtain
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
it's
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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concerned with actual use or practice
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with speed
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
successfully completed or brought to an end
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RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
rudder-runner
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From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
cut with a saw
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
seethingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːðɪŋ/
in constant agitation
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thus spoke the practical Little Captain, for she realized that now was the time to gain control over the nerves of her chums.
squaredadjectiveUS /skwerd/
having been made square
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
a special situation
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And it's a good thing, too!" exclaimed Betty quickly, as she squared the rudder-runner.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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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 TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
we'd
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From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
we're
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From this reading "Oh, we're--afloat!"
weren't
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From this reading "If we weren't afloat we'd be sinking, and I don't want to do that--it's too cold!"
at the time that
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Oh--oh!" gasped Grace, when she saw the dark and seething water all around them.
