used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
(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 So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
with anger
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
a youthful male person
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE BROTHERS.
ferrymannounUS /ˈferimən/
a man who operates a ferry
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
ferryman's
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From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
the act of retaining something
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
Joe
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From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
immediately past
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
persuasivelyadverbUS /pərˈsweɪsɪvli/
in a persuasive manner
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
shoveverbUS /ʃʌv/
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
a male human offspring
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
sun-browned
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From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
sweepsnounUS /swiːps/
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
t-o-ot
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From this reading "Toot! toot! t-o-ot!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROTHERS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
TootnounUS /tuːt/
a blast of a horn
From this reading "Toot! toot! t-o-ot!"
hard to endure
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
warningly
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From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the third time the horn had been blown--first warningly, then persuasively, and at last angrily.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
which person or people
From this reading The hunters on the other side of the river, who had been trying for more than twenty minutes to bring the ferryman over to them, were beginning to get impatient.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So was Joe Morgan, the ferryman's youngest son--a sturdy, sun-browned boy of fifteen, who stood in the flat, holding one of the heavy sweeps in his hand, all ready to shove off.
