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From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AppletonnounUS /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
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in or near a particular place or position
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
showing who or what does the action
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
an institution created to conduct business
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
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Electrotyped
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enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
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etc
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
Jarvis
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United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
loveliest
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From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
a female domestic
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
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MidshipmannounUS /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmən/
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
Paulding
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From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
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past form of “print” — put into print
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798.
TextnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
Throckmorton
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From this reading Author of Paul Jones, Little Jarvis, Midshipman Paulding, Children of Destiny, Maid Marian, Throckmorton, etc.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that was of a darker blue than the water.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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