used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
(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 I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading It was dark before the boats were brought to the inner beach.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was dark before the boats were brought to the inner beach.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It was dark before the boats were brought to the inner beach.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was dark before the boats were brought to the inner beach.
the act of burning something
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
Calhoun
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From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
Cavarly
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From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
cruisersnounUS /ˈkruːzərz/
plural of “cruiser” — a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark before the boats were brought to the inner beach.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
endlesslyadverbUS /ˈendləsli/
continuing forever without end
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
forestedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrəstəd/
covered with forest
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
Gerry
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From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
gravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
located inward
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
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 |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
not any; not one
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
not one, and not any
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
uttered with a trill
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
cut with a saw
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
scoopnounUS /skuːp/
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
transport commercially
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
up to a particular time
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
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 Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Cavarly went over the sand hills and saw it, and made out a forested shore across the water, and saw the sail of a fishing boat in the distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was dark before the boats were brought to the inner beach.
in or at the place that
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
widthnounUS /wɪdθ/
the extent of something from side to side
From this reading |The island seemed to stretch endlessly north and south, and to average half a mile in width; but there was a long slice of bay from the inner sound, nearly opposite to where the ship lay rolling in the surf and burning sullenly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They left Gerry and me to draw the bodies up the sand, and give them such poor graves as we could scoop with our hands.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I heard Calhoun telling Cavarly there would be no landing from the cruisers till daybreak, and probably none at all.
