Chapter VI · Chapter 6

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

(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 The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

fully understood or grasped

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

completely unclothed

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

plural of “beach” — an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading WE BECOME COAL HEAVERS.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

tired of the world

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading WE BECOME COAL HEAVERS.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They longed for "pastures new."

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

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From this reading WE BECOME COAL HEAVERS.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading They longed for "pastures new."

the quality of being good looking and attractive

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading They longed for "pastures new."

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading They longed for "pastures new."

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

on the contrary

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The long beaches and bare sand dunes have a solemn beauty all their own.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

precisely as stated

From this reading The little strip of North American coast between Delaware Breakwater and Block Island is very interesting, and, in places, beautiful.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE BECOME COAL HEAVERS.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading Though the boys on the "Yankee" took in and appreciated the loveliness of this bit of coast, they were getting rather familiar with it and somewhat bored.