used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
anew
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
forepaws
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From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
freezingnounUS /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
frigidadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪdʒəd/
sexually unresponsive
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
grabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Jill
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
lungedverbUS /lʌndʒd/
past form of “lunge” — make a thrusting forward movement
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
RandyadjectiveUS /ˈrændi/
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
screechedverbUS /skriːtʃt/
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
slowedverbUS /sloʊd/
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
splashverbUS /splæʃ/
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
having come into contact
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
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 Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
YanknounUS /jæŋk/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Yank's
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From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
