afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "Row ashore!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
Betty
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From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
the lower side of anything
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
incomingadjectiveUS /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/
arriving at a place or position
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
initiativenounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
a particular point in time
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
with speed
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Row ashore!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
and nothing more
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
swirlingverbUS /ˈswɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
carry out
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stared at the swirling water, fascinated for the moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
under normal conditions
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It had now set the bottom boards more fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the incoming flood.
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 Rapidly the water rose in the boat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Girls, we simply must do something!" cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative.
