used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
Babuyan
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From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
Balintang
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From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
CHINAnounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading ON THE RIM OF THE CHINA SEA.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
dimensionsnounUS /dɪˈmenʃənz/
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The rain fell heavily, persistently, provokingly.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The rain fell heavily, persistently, provokingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
murkyadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrki/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE RIM OF THE CHINA SEA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RIM OF THE CHINA SEA.
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading The rain fell heavily, persistently, provokingly.
provokinglyadverb
in a provocative manner
From this reading The rain fell heavily, persistently, provokingly.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain fell heavily, persistently, provokingly.
RIMnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading ON THE RIM OF THE CHINA SEA.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ON THE RIM OF THE CHINA SEA.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The little islands of the Babuyan group in the Balintang channel seemed to rock in the arms of the storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RIM OF THE CHINA SEA.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
very small
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The motor boat _Manhattan_ lay tossing and drawing at her anchor in an obscure bay of tiny dimensions on the west coast of a small island which is a member of the Babuyan group and faces the China Sea.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
zigzagsnounUS /ˈzɪɡzæɡz/
plural of “zigzag” — an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
From this reading Now and then came a crash of thunder which seemed to shake the earth; vivid lightning cut zigzags in the murky sky.
