used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
Alex
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From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərədʒ/
the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
an occurrence of something
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
didn't
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From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
on one occasion
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
tauntsnounUS /tɔːnts/
plural of “taunt” — aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Clay and Don had made such a mess of their fishing expedition that the boys roared when a fish supper was mentioned.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
volunteeredverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrd/
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If we didn’t get fish,” Clay replied to their taunts, “we got something more valuable!
at the time that
From this reading It was growing dusk when the motor boat reached its old anchorage.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The hungry lads set themselves at work getting supper at once, and Alex and Case volunteered to bring in fish!
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I guess that iron box is worth more than a fish!”
