used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
clothing in general
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
Dorothy
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From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
dunesnounUS /duːnz/
plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
a young female
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
on one occasion
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
plowverbUS /plaʊ/
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
pneumonianounUS /nuːˈmoʊnjə/
respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
shinglenounUS /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
the state of being asleep
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
soakedadjectiveUS /soʊkt/
very drunk
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
strippingnounUS /ˈstrɪpɪŋ/
the removal of covering
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading So stripping off his rubber coat and covering the unconscious girl, he started for the dunes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was breaking as he left the shingle and commenced to plow through the loose sand.
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 Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading FROM OUT THE SEA Bill stared down at Dorothy sleeping the sleep of exhaustion on the cold, wet sand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her clothes, like his, were soaked with sea water and with rain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He realized that something must be done at once, or they would both be in for pneumonia.
