(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 It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It would be easier rowing back, he thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be easier rowing back, he thought.
choppyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːpi/
marked by abrupt transitions
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
cockpitnounUS /ˈkɑːkpɪt/
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It would be easier rowing back, he thought.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
energeticadjectiveUS /ˌenərˈdʒetɪk/
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
GOODFELLOW
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From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
Goodfellow's
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From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
and nothing more
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
rowingnounUS /ˈroʊɪŋ/
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
skiffnounUS /skɪf/
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It would be easier rowing back, he thought.
bound or secured closely
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
vigornounUS /ˈvɪɡər/
forceful exertion
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading GOODFELLOW He liked rowing in the choppy water.
at the time that
From this reading It was dusk when he tied the skiff to the _Goodfellow’s_ rail and climbed into the cockpit.
wind-blown
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From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For just ten or fifteen minutes he put all his fine vigor into his encounter with the wind-blown river.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It meant the first energetic work he had done all day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be easier rowing back, he thought.
