used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Wonder where they come from, and where they are going to, and who is aboard?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading SHELLS FROM THE BEACH.
brigs
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From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
brinynoun
any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
clippersnounUS /ˈklɪpərz/
plural of “clipper” — (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
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clovertops
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From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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a small house with a single story
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SHELLS FROM THE BEACH.
the act of departing
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
hermaphroditenounUS /hərˈmæfrədaɪt/
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
and nothing more
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
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 Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
schoonersnounUS /ˈskuːnərz/
plural of “schooner” — a large beer glass
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
SeventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
SHELLSnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading SHELLS FROM THE BEACH.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
steamersnounUS /ˈstiːmərz/
plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
summer-house
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From this reading Our summer-house is a cottage at East Hampton, Long Island, overlooking the sea.
sweetenverbUS /ˈswiːtən/
make sweeter in taste
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHELLS FROM THE BEACH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wonder where they come from, and where they are going to, and who is aboard?
tonicadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːnɪk/
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
From this reading Just enough clovertops to sweeten the briny air into the most delightful tonic.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Seventeen vessels in sight, schooners, clippers, hermaphrodite brigs, steamers, great craft and small.
in or at the place that
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which person or people
From this reading Wonder where they come from, and where they are going to, and who is aboard?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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