used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WRECK AND SOME WRECKERS.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WRECK AND SOME WRECKERS.
Annie
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From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
Dabney
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From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
DismallyadverbUS /ˈdɪzməli/
in a cheerless manner
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
divisible by two
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
FosterverbUS /ˈfɑːstər/
promote the growth of
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
set up or found
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
how
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From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
immediately past
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
moundsnounUS /maʊndz/
plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
sea-spray
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From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
sleetnounUS /sliːt/
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A WRECK AND SOME WRECKERS.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dismally barren and lonesome was that desolate bar between the bay and the ocean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here and there it swelled up into great drifts and mounds of sand, which were almost large enough to be called hills; but nowhere did it show a tree, or a bush, or even a patch of grass.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Annie Foster found herself getting melancholy, as she gazed upon it, and thought of how the winds must sometimes sweep across it, laden with sea-spray and rain and hail, or with the bitter sleet and blinding snow of winter.
WRECKnounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading A WRECK AND SOME WRECKERS.
WRECKERS
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From this reading A WRECK AND SOME WRECKERS.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "Dabney," she said, "was the storm very severe here last night and yesterday?"
