used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading On the way they passed the _Independence_ and Adam Colfax.
Adolphe
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From this reading Adolphe Drouillard and the others waved their hands to them.
anew
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
Colfax
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From this reading On the way they passed the _Independence_ and Adam Colfax.
Drouillard
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From this reading Adolphe Drouillard and the others waved their hands to them.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Adolphe Drouillard and the others waved their hands to them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
IndependencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading On the way they passed the _Independence_ and Adam Colfax.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
others
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From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
go across or through
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading On the way they passed the _Independence_ and Adam Colfax.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
in the near future
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Adolphe Drouillard and the others waved their hands to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Paul, as he rested one hand from his oar, waved in reply, and then put both hands to the oar again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the way they passed the _Independence_ and Adam Colfax.
tillernounUS /ˈtɪlər/
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their strong arms soon sent it to a point near the head of the fleet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
WATERYadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading THE WATERY PASS Henry was at the tiller of their boat, and the others pulled on the oars.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Adolphe Drouillard and the others waved their hands to them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way they passed the _Independence_ and Adam Colfax.
