used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
advancesnounUS /ədˈvænsəz/
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
from appearances alone
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
cosynounUS /ˈkoʊzi/
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
FloatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
the act of giving
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
indolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪndələnt/
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
and nothing more
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
come together
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
menacingadjectiveUS /ˈmenəsɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Neither is there much suspense.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither is there much suspense.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
the local environment
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
rearingnounUS /ˈrɪrɪŋ/
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
From this reading Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
transport commercially
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Neither is there much suspense.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no place to flee from before its face.
tidaladjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdəl/
of or relating to or caused by tides
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
unforgettableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfərˈɡetəbəl/
impossible to forget
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
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 Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To meet a tidal wave at sea is in some parts of the watery world a grim and unforgettable experience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cosy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing.
