alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Somehow, we seldom get near enough to anything.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
dependentadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendənt/
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Somehow, we seldom get near enough to anything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
Longfellow's
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From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
Lynn
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From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
mainlyadverbUS /ˈmeɪnli/
for the most part
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
Nahant
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From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading Somehow, we seldom get near enough to anything.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
SomehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, we seldom get near enough to anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow, we seldom get near enough to anything.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fact is, that in travel one is almost as much dependent upon imagination and memory as he is at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
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 We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were now passing Nahant, and we should have seen Longfellow's cottage and the waves beating on the rocks before it, if we had been near enough.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The interest of all this coast which we had come to inspect was mainly literary and historical.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading As it was, we could only faintly distinguish the headland and note the white beach of Lynn.
