used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
expectancynounUS /ɪkˈspektənsi/
an expectation
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
Gerald
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From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
Gerald's
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From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
Gilbert'snounUS /ˈɡɪlbərts/
possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
he'll
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From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
and nothing more
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
go away from a place
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
by chance
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
cut with a saw
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
SnugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
possessing sweep
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
to-morrow
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From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
unvaryingadjective
unvarying in nature
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
in or at the place that
From this reading Judith often sat for hours on the low slab of rock where her husband had made the sketch of Gerald.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BIG WAVE Instead of staying the few weeks upon which they had planned at Snug Harbor Beach, Judith Graham and her husband’s mother remained on for nearly two months.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither spoke to the other of the secret hope which chained them to the place, but each morning their eyes swept the beach with eager expectancy and each evening they said, “Perhaps, to-morrow.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whenever he saw her thus, Gerald would invariably leave his play for a few minutes and lean against her knee, just as he had leaned against Gilbert’s.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sometimes neither of them spoke and sometimes Judith would ask--without removing her eyes from the distant horizon--“Do you think he’ll come back?” to which Gerald’s unvarying response was, “Sure.”
