matters of personal concern
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
(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 While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
benignadjectiveUS /bɪˈnaɪn/
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
terminate
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
put or send forth
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
without stop or interruption
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
dearly loved
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
dryingverbUS /ˈdraɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
in a gradual manner
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
hornlikeadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrnlaɪk/
made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
impaledverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪld/
past form of “impale” — pierce with a sharp stake or point
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
transport commercially
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
not in physical motion
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
stormclouds
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From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This state of affairs continued for many months.
timbersnounUS /ˈtɪmbərz/
plural of “timber” — the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
warpingnounUS /ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/
a moral or mental distortion
From this reading It seemed as if she must remain there until she should gradually perish and go to pieces by the drying and warping of her timbers in the blazing sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
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 So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
in or at the place that
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading The wreck of their ship still lay high and dry upon the rocks where she had struck.
but in spite of that
From this reading So fast was her position, with her keel impaled upon the sharp hornlike points of the rocks, that neither winds nor waves had as yet power to break her up or lift her off.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading While the stormclouds of civil war, charged with destruction, lowered darkly over our dear native land, all was benign repose on the Desert Island where our young pair had been cast away.
