used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I admit I was famished.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
in addition
From this reading In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
famishedadjectiveUS /ˈfæmɪʃt/
extremely hungry
From this reading I admit I was famished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
jailernounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
and nothing more
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
attach to a support
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
transport commercially
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
stacksnounUS /stæks/
a large number or amount
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
Vernon
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From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I admit I was famished.
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 With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At least we have had breakfast, and for such mercy I am grateful to my jailer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What now?"
in or at the place that
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, _Mount Vernon_, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
