used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
azurenounUS /ˈæʒər/
a light shade of blue
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
beetlingadjective
jutting or overhanging
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
DIBDIN
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From this reading DIBDIN.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
engageverbUS /enˈɡeɪdʒ/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
fondlyadverbUS /ˈfɑːndli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
FRENCHMANnounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading THE PHANTOM FRENCHMAN.
frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/
having been got the better of
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
mercurynounUS /ˈmɜːrkjəri/
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
Miguel
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From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
ocean'snounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
opalnounUS /ˈoʊpəl/
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
patchedadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
PHANTOMnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading THE PHANTOM FRENCHMAN.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
salutesnounUS /səˈluːts/
plural of “salute” — an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
San
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From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
deliver by singing
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
splinteredverbUS /ˈsplɪntərd/
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
confined on all sides
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PHANTOM FRENCHMAN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
in the direction of
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
unfathomably
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From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
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 Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
we'll
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From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
in or to any place at all
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
a Caucasian
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
belonging to which person
From this reading Beautiful island of San Miguel! on whose shores, wherever they slope in sheets of sand towards the sea, the white waves play and sing; whose gigantic rocks, frowning black and beetling above the water, are fondly licked by mother ocean's tongue as dog salutes a master's hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "If to engage we get the word, To quarters we'll repair, While splintered masts go by the board, And shots sing through the air."
but in spite of that
From this reading Island, surrounded by seas that towards the far horizon seem unfathomably blue, yet near around are patched in the sunshine with opal, with green, and with azure, and tremble like mercury under the moon and the starlight.
