used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
bankingnounUS /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
beveragenounUS /ˈbevərɪdʒ/
any liquid suitable for drinking
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
bulwarks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
travel across or pass over
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
increase twofold
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
one or the other of two
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
estuarynounUS /ˈestʃuːeri/
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
apart from; not including
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
GalenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
located inward
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
and nothing more
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
landing-stage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
mooredverbUS /mʊrd/
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
and nothing more
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
with speed
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
replenishmentnounUS /rɪˈplenɪʃmənt/
filling again by supplying what has been used up
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
slimyadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪmi/
covered with or resembling slime
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
male cat
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only, this time, he was aft of the schooner instead of forward.
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 Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tide had gone down rapidly, and great patches of slimy black mud were showing on either side of the central current.
in or at the place that
From this reading Opposite, just southward of the small landing-stage where the boat was moored, a stony patch ran out into the estuary, banking up the water on the northern side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Visit to the Opposite Shore Tom Gale, with the comfortable sensation of the replenishment of his inner man with a double portion of his favourite beverage, went back on board the _Lucy_ and resumed his attitude of leaning over the bulwarks and gazing upon the estuary.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This made it possible, except at extreme low water, to cross in a small boat from shore to shore without running on the mud.
