used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
the state of being absent
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "None of them saw it."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
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From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
nestledadjectiveUS /ˈnesəld/
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
not any; not one
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of them saw it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
prownounUS /praʊ/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
cut with a saw
From this reading "None of them saw it."
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
snugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is better fortune than I expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "None of them saw it."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
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 Martella hastily examined every portion of the hull, stepping into the water to do so, and finally said with a grin:
(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 Its prow was drawn well up the bank, and the sail lay in a roll on the boom and at the foot of the single mast with everything snug.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There nestled their boat with no sign of having been visited during their absence.
