used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
anew
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
Barry
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From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
batheverbUS /beɪð/
cleanse the entire body
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
breakersnounUS /ˈbreɪkərz/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
churningadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrnɪŋ/
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
CovenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
Gerda
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From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
Kay
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From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
Land'snounUS /lændz/
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
immediately past
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
a course of conduct
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
Sennan
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From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
switchback
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From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PACE The coast road to Land's End is like a switchback.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Sometimes the road becomes a sandy cliff path and you have to walk.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading But at last, climbing up and being shot down and walking, Nan and Barry and Gerda and Kay reached Land's End.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went down to Sennan Cove to bathe, and the high sea was churning breakers on the beach.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You climb a mountain and are flung down to sea level like a shooting star, and climb a mountain again.
