used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
anew
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He heard a cry from the cabin of the _Dora_, and this increased his dismay.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He heard a cry from the cabin of the _Dora_, and this increased his dismay.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading He heard a cry from the cabin of the _Dora_, and this increased his dismay.
Dora
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From this reading He heard a cry from the cabin of the _Dora_, and this increased his dismay.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
EFFECTSnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard a cry from the cabin of the _Dora_, and this increased his dismay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
houseboatnounUS /ˈhaʊsboʊt/
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading He heard a cry from the cabin of the _Dora_, and this increased his dismay.
immediately past
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
a particular point in time
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
possessing sweep
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
male cat
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading At last he caught sight of Tom's head, about ten feet away from the houseboat.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The rain was again coming down in torrents and for the moment Dick could see little or nothing.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE EFFECTS OF A BIG STORM "Tom!" cried Dick, as he saw his brother swept from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer to this call, and, much alarmed, the eldest Rover leaped over a limb of the fallen tree and ran to the edge of the houseboat.
