used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
(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 All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have discovered the clue at last.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
brinynoun
any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
Christie'snounUS /ˈkrɪstiz/
possessive form of “christie” — prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading I have discovered the clue at last.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I have discovered the clue at last.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
fishermennounUS /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have discovered the clue at last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have discovered the clue at last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
immediately past
From this reading I have discovered the clue at last.
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 All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
OrgannounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
ragwortnoun
widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
Runswick
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From this reading All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
seaweednounUS /ˈsiːwiːd/
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
SequelnounUS /ˈsiːkwəl/
something that follows something else
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay?
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A Sequel to 'Christie's Old Organ' It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
