used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
AgricolanounUS /ˌæɡrɪˈkoʊlə/
Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
boat-house
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From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Calm yourself, boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
make calm or still
From this reading “Calm yourself, boy.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
cedarsnounUS /ˈsiːdərz/
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
go away from a place
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
rainbowsnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊz/
plural of “rainbow” — an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
cut with a saw
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He gained the harbor, dashed up the rocks, and shook himself into rainbows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the doctor was about to leave the island he heard a distant bark, and saw Agricola emerge from the cedars and come tearing down to the boat-house.
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 dog caught sight of him and plunged into the water.
whined
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From this reading He panted and whined, and finally seized his master by the sleeve.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Calm yourself, boy.
