used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As before, no one was in sight.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
DISASTERnounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
how
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From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As before, no one was in sight.
inducementnounUS /ˌɪnˈduːsmənt/
a positive motivational influence
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
not any; not one
From this reading As before, no one was in sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As before, no one was in sight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading As before, no one was in sight.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
stovepipenoun
chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
townounUS /toʊ/
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading DISASTER For a minute or two he sat on his horse and scanned the black boat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No smoke rose from the stovepipe that projected through the roof, and the door upon the little end deck was closed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She must have hired a tow from the steamboat, and he wondered what had been the inducement.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading It was certainly the boat he had seen before, and he wondered how she had been brought back against the stream.
