from one side of something to the other
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
(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 Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
for the reason that
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
CANOESnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading CANVAS CANOES.
CANVASnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading CANVAS CANOES.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
an old word for “before”
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
PlacidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
rapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
scownounUS /skaʊ/
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
serviceableadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəbəl/
ready for service or able to give long service
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
transportingverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Our scow was serviceable for transporting materials back and forth across the strips of shallow water between our quarters and the Jersey shore.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Like all inhabitants of islands, we early turned our attention to navigation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But on Lake Placid matters were different.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We never attempted to row across, because progress would have been entirely too slow, and we would have drifted down to the rapids long ere we could reach the opposite side.
