weapons considered collectively
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Isn’t Dick Burton the nicest boy?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Isn’t Dick Burton the nicest boy?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Isn’t Dick Burton the nicest boy?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
Dories
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From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
exclaimverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪm/
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
a long fixed look
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
how
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From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder why they went over the top.
I'm
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Isn't
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From this reading “Isn’t Dick Burton the nicest boy?
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
nicestadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪsɪst/
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Isn’t Dick Burton the nicest boy?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
with speed
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My, how they did scramble over the rocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I wonder why they went over the top.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’m sure one can see better from up there,” Dories turned to her friend to exclaim with enthusiasm.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wonder why they went over the top.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wonder why they went over the top.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Turning, the two girls, with arms locked, walked slowly back toward their home cabin, but their gaze was following the rapidly disappearing boys.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder why they went over the top.
