used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
at or in the front
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The man ahead suddenly made a turn around some rocks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
braceverbUS /breɪs/
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
Dixon
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From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
he'd
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From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
He's
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From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
Larry
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From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
staying power
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The man ahead suddenly made a turn around some rocks.
most important element
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
in motion
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
with speed
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
RoversnounUS /ˈroʊvərz/
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The man ahead suddenly made a turn around some rocks.
SpliceverbUS /splaɪs/
join the ends of
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The man ahead suddenly made a turn around some rocks.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
tarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The man ahead suddenly made a turn around some rocks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He’s a bird for moving,” was the old sailor’s comment.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Splice my main brace! but I wish he’d put a reef or two in his legs!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.
