used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
(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 At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
cannerynounUS /ˈkænəri/
a factory where food is canned
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ELLEN The days passed.
ELLEN
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From this reading ELLEN The days passed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
set up or found
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
Hoonah
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From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
hourlyadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
Katleean
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From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
LookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
noticeablyadverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsəbli/
in a noticeable manner
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading ELLEN The days passed.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
scanningnounUS /ˈskænɪŋ/
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
steamersnounUS /ˈstiːmərz/
plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELLEN The days passed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
the upper part of anything
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
watchersnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃərz/
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The trail up the steep hillside behind the cabin became hardened by the feet of the watchers alert for the hourly expected arrival of the _Hoonah_.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were growing noticeably shorter now and provisions were getting low.
whalersnounUS /ˈweɪlərz/
plural of “whaler” — a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the top which they all had come to call the Lookout, every hour of the day found some one of the party anxiously scanning the ocean toward Katleean.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Many cannery steamers and whalers on their way south were sighted, but all gave the Island a wide berth.
