used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
air-pump
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
CALEB
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
clear-cutadjectiveUS /ˈklɪrkʌt/
clearly or sharply defined to the mind
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
put on clothes
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
equipmentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
GullverbUS /ɡʌl/
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
Joe
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
Keyport
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
held up in the air
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
paraphernalianounUS /ˌperəfəˈneɪljə/
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
setteenoun
a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
stanchions
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
stripingnoun
the act of marking with stripes
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
very small
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
TRIMSnounUS /trɪmz/
plural of “trim” — a state of arrangement or appearance
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
a Caucasian
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
yacht's
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
