used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
(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 “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
archedadjectiveUS /ɑːrtʃt/
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
Clara
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From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
Darrell
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From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
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 Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
not any; not one
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
Plesiosaurusnoun
extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
cut with a saw
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
in the near future
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
swanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “But I have had such a dreadful time that my nerves are all shaken.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “I ought to be ashamed of myself for being so timid, Mr. Darrell,” said Clara.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Dick and Clara had now stopped running and stood looking off over the lake watching the strange creature as it sailed away.
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 Plesiosaurus made no attempt to come up out of the water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more it gave its strange cry and Dick, looking around, saw its huge back come up into view, and, with its long neck arched like a swan, it sailed away over the lake and was soon lost to view in the darkness.
