used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
anew
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
(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 "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TALKING WAVES, AND THE OLD SEA-DOG.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
lacking funds
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
creamyadjectiveUS /ˈkriːmi/
of the color of cream
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
doesn't
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From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
in motion
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
mussed
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From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE TALKING WAVES, AND THE OLD SEA-DOG.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
SEA-DOG
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From this reading THE TALKING WAVES, AND THE OLD SEA-DOG.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
soap-suds
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From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading THE TALKING WAVES, AND THE OLD SEA-DOG.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TALKING WAVES, AND THE OLD SEA-DOG.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading THE TALKING WAVES, AND THE OLD SEA-DOG.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea is always tidy;" and here the Wave broke with a little, murmuring laugh, and rolled back again, all in a foam.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder why the ocean doesn't keep still sometimes, and not be moving its edge about all the time," said Davy, after watching the waves that constantly rolled up on the beach and then rolled back again, looking like creamy soap-suds.
wouldn't
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From this reading "That wouldn't do at all!" said a Wave that rolled almost up to his feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The beach gets mussed, you see, and we have to smooth it off again.
