past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We don't know," answered Joe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "It's our business to find out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
don't
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From this reading "We don't know," answered Joe.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "It's our business to find out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
how
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From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
It's
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From this reading "It's our business to find out.
Joe
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From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
JOE'S
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From this reading JOE'S WILD RIDE.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It's our business to find out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's our business to find out.
pluckverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
with speed
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading JOE'S WILD RIDE.
Roy
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From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
SquallverbUS /skwɔːl/
make high-pitched, whiney noises
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
we've
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From this reading "Boys, we've got to stop that train," said Joe, speaking rapidly but calmly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
a Caucasian
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
which person or people
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading JOE'S WILD RIDE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But how do we know which way it is coming from?" asked Roy, who did not show half as much pluck now as he did while he was struggling with the mate on board the White Squall.
