used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
(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 They were all of them boys younger than himself.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Jack went out along the wharf to where they were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
BUTTSnounUS /bʌts/
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
can't
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From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
brought together in one place
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
Hezekiahnoun
(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were all of them boys younger than himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were throwing stones into the water.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack went out along the wharf to where they were.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jack went out along the wharf to where they were.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They were throwing stones into the water.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were all of them boys younger than himself.
that's
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From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were all of them boys younger than himself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were throwing stones into the water.
propel through the air
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading They were throwing stones into the water.
Tipton's
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From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack went out along the wharf to where they were.
warehousesnounUS /ˈwerhaʊzɪz/
plural of “warehouse” — a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
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 They were throwing stones into the water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jack went out along the wharf to where they were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading CAPTAIN BUTTS ON the evening of the next day a number of boys were gathered at the end of the wharf in front of Hezekiah Tipton’s warehouses.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jack went out along the wharf to where they were.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, if that’s all the better you can throw,” said Jack, “to be sure you can’t throw well.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading They were all of them boys younger than himself.
