(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 All the sky was grey, and all the sea was grey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the sky was grey, and all the sea was grey.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
a female human offspring
From this reading The lady was the vicar's daughter; her name was Violetta.
ebbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading All the sky was grey, and all the sea was grey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady was the vicar's daughter; her name was Violetta.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady was the vicar's daughter; her name was Violetta.
lady-love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
march in a procession
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The lady was the vicar's daughter; her name was Violetta.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
express in words
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All the sky was grey, and all the sea was grey.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading All the sky was grey, and all the sea was grey.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
be standing; be upright
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
not in physical motion
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
tuftsnounUS /tʌfts/
plural of “tuft” — a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
vicar's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady was the vicar's daughter; her name was Violetta.
Violetta
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From this reading The lady was the vicar's daughter; her name was Violetta.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
weednounUS /wiːd/
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The soft March wind blew over the rocky shore; it could not rustle the bright green weed that hung wet from the boulders, but it set all the tufts of grass upon the cliffs nodding to the song of the ebbing tide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The curate was walking on the cliffs with his lady-love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Let us stand still here,' said the curate, 'for there is something I must say to you to-day.'
