afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
(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 Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But that was quite another thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was quite another thing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then he started to get her into the water.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he started to get her into the water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he started to get her into the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
the force of workers available
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
not any; not one
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But that was quite another thing.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he started to get her into the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was quite another thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he started to get her into the water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
a special situation
From this reading But that was quite another thing.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading By no means in his power could he move her an inch, try as he might.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
precisely as stated
From this reading Day after day he trimmed and shaped it, and very proud he was when it was finished and lay there on the ground, big enough to carry twenty men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
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 Then he started to get her into the water.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
at the time that
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Four months Robinson worked at this boat, thinking all the time of what he would do when he reached the far distant land, and much pleased with himself for the beautiful boat he was making.
