used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
completely unclothed
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
a long fixed look
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
padnounUS /pæd/
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
shapelyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpli/
having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Gilbert Graham drew out pad and pencil and made a rapid sketch.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading His cotton blouse, open at the throat, showed a strong, shapely little neck.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading One brown hand grasped a battered tin pail, the other a wooden spade.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The child’s clear gaze remained fixed on his face while he worked.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading He stood with bare feet planted well apart in the sand, working his toes down comfortably into its moist warmth and regarding Graham as though he were a poor riddle.
