used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
(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 Hank gave the word and they all heaved together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
bizz
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From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Shove her—shove her,” cried Hank.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
one or the other of two
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hank gave the word and they all heaved together.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
gunnelnoun
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Hank gave the word and they all heaved together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Shove her—shove her,” cried Hank.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
JAKE
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From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
with speed
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
scownounUS /skaʊ/
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
ShoveverbUS /ʃʌv/
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Shove her—shove her,” cried Hank.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
carry out
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hank gave the word and they all heaved together.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Hank gave the word and they all heaved together.
Tommie
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From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading Tommie, tumbling out of the boat nearly as quickly as she had been thrown in, put her shoulder to the stem; Hank and George at either gunnel clutched hard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The huge brute of a scow had settled herself comfortably in the sand as if she meant to take up her residence there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
at the time that
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Hank gave the word and they all heaved together.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading JAKE Hank had dropped Tommie into the boat and was striving with George to push off, when the crack of the revolver came followed by the bizz of the bullet, yards out.
