(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 “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He ought to have asked us sooner.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “You mean, he ought to have said he was going sooner,” said Henry Burns, slyly.
Carleton
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From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
couldn't
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From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We might have managed to make room for him.”
the act of departing
From this reading “You mean, he ought to have said he was going sooner,” said Henry Burns, slyly.
half-impatiently
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From this reading “Oh, I suppose so,” replied Harvey, half-impatiently.
HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He ought to have asked us sooner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ought to have asked us sooner.
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 “You mean, he ought to have said he was going sooner,” said Henry Burns, slyly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We might have managed to make room for him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I suppose so,” replied Harvey, half-impatiently.
engage in
From this reading We might have managed to make room for him.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We might have managed to make room for him.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean, he ought to have said he was going sooner,” said Henry Burns, slyly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have managed to make room for him.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I suppose so,” replied Harvey, half-impatiently.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He ought to have asked us sooner.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, I suppose so,” replied Harvey, half-impatiently.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We might have managed to make room for him.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
slylyadverbUS /ˈslaɪli/
in an artful manner
From this reading “You mean, he ought to have said he was going sooner,” said Henry Burns, slyly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I suppose so,” replied Harvey, half-impatiently.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “He ought to have asked us sooner.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
express a supposition
From this reading “Oh, I suppose so,” replied Harvey, half-impatiently.
carry out
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He ought to have asked us sooner.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
VikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Too bad we couldn’t take Carleton along with us,” said Harvey, as the yacht _Viking_, with all sail spread, was beating down the bay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean, he ought to have said he was going sooner,” said Henry Burns, slyly.
