used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading TAKEN ASHORE.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
the two together, not just one
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
held up in the air
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
Ronie
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From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
sloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
in the near future
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading TAKEN ASHORE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By the time they had been taken upon the deck of this strange sloop both had recovered sufficiently to understand their situation.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
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 The sound of a voice that seemed to be muffled rang dimly in their ears, and soon after strong arms lifted them bodily from the water, to place them in the bottom of a boat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Neither Jack or Ronie had a full realization of what followed.
at the time that
From this reading Some one spoke in a language they could not understand, when the boat started back to the larger craft awaiting its return.
