used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
Ah
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From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
Alwyn
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From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
have
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
centred
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From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
ChinknounUS /tʃɪŋk/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
dinghynounUS /ˈdɪŋi/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
fusilladenounUS /ˈfjuːsɪleɪd/
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
the act of giving
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
Hilda
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From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
I'd
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From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
I've
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From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
JumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
LingnounUS /lɪŋ/
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
for more time
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
Minalto
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From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading Hitherto the girl's attention had been centred on the dinghy lying alongside the schooner.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
sitenounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
stern-sheets
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From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
the upper part of anything
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
Vivian
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From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Jumping into the stern-sheets of the dinghy, Burgoyne urged his companions to "pull like blue smoke", then, shouting at the top of his voice, he warned Hilda of her peril.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
we'd
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From this reading "If I'd had Peter and Minalto to bear a hand, we'd have settled the Chink on the spot."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She had heard the fusillade, and, unable to remain any longer in suspense, she had left the cave and made her way to the shore, fortunately giving the site of the camp and its ghastly occupants a wide berth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Fate of Ah Ling "I've made a thorough mess of things this time," thought Alwyn, angry with himself that his idea of a "one man show" had run Miss Vivian into danger.
