used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
Betty
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From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
the first light of day
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
dinghynounUS /ˈdɪŋi/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
flushingverbUS /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
INVENTIONnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
Joyce'snounUS /ˈdʒɔɪsɪz/
possessive form of “joyce” — influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
and nothing more
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
LAUNCHINGnounUS /ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
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 It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
a particular point in time
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
of an obscure nature
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
plaitnounUS /pleɪt/
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound I made as I drew near must have reached Joyce's ears.
the season of growth
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
in a strange manner
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
uncloudedadjective
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
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 I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was up on deck in a moment, fully dressed, and with her hair twisted into a long bronze plait that hung down some way below her waist.
at the time that
From this reading LAUNCHING A NEW INVENTION The eastern sky was just flushing into light when I got back to the creek at four o'clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I tugged the dinghy down to the water, and pushed off for the _Betty_, which looked strangely small and unreal lying there in the dim, mysterious twilight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a beautiful morning--cool and still--with the sweet freshness of early dawn in the air, and the promise of a long unclouded day of spring sunshine.
