used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Nobody escaped!”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
set up or found
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
how
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From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
set down according to a plan
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
not able to be found
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody escaped!”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
express in speech
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE MISSING ONES “Oh, Mark, the city is laid in ashes!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “But some people must have gotten away,” insisted Mark, unwilling to believe the awful facts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
communicated in words
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Remember how we found our boat, and how we saw those other boats further up the coast.
which person or people
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was Frank who uttered the words, after a French naval officer, who could speak English, had explained the situation.
