used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
brute's
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From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
fatiguedadjectiveUS /fəˈtiːɡd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
gunwalenoun
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
hair'snounUS /herz/
possessive form of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
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 Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
not any; not one
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
with speed
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
sharknounUS /ʃɑːrk/
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
snoutnounUS /snaʊt/
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
male cat
From this reading A few strokes more, and Tom had got hold of the gunwale of the boat; Jerry had seized that on the other side.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading It was a fortunate movement, for the shark ran his snout against the side, missing Tom's foot almost by a hair's breadth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
(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 Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tom felt the brute's head strike against the boat, and well knew what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading Tom, being in no way fatigued, easily held himself up, and, having got his left leg over, was about to drag up the other, when Jerry threw himself in and tilted the boat over to the side he was on.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It made him draw his breath quickly; but he had work before him.
