used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
in actual fact
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
(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 PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “He’s better off in the water, anyway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
(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 “He’s better off in the water, anyway.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
constructverbUS /kənˈstrʌkt/
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
divisible by two
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
the act of departing
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
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From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
and nothing more
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
LookernounUS /ˈlʊkər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “He’s better off in the water, anyway.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He’s not going to get on that raft,” muttered Bob, grimly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
RadionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
cut with a saw
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
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 “He’s better off in the water, anyway.
We'll
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From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
at the time that
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
in or at the place that
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We’ll let him hang on with the rest of us, but if he gets on top he’s just crazy and mean enough to knock some of the radio stuff overboard.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading PLUNGED IN THE LAKE All the time that the Radio Boys had been working to construct the raft, Buck Looker had remained just where they had left him, never even offering to help.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading But now, when he saw the raft actually made and floating, he gave a yell and struck out for it.
