Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

completely unclothed

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

lacking funds

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

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From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

temporary military shelter

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

a distinguishing symbol

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

the middle of the day

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

on one occasion

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

worried and uneasy

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

a rester who is sleeping

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

quiet and tranquil

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

foam or froth on the sea

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The noontide sun seemed to rob the earth at once of motion, of sound, of color.

the act of swimming

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

possessive form of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

in the direction of

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading The backwash of the wave swirled past her bare ankles as she walked.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

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 Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Like the sudden, restless motion of a sleeper, a wave, marking the tide's height, broke out of the slumberous heart of the sea, and laid its crest low along the beach.

any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

which person or people

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Beyond the strip of beach that it had covered with weed and spume, the sand was hot and loose as ashes to the soles of her feet.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.

-ing form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape

From this reading Fenella, who had been swimming to shore, rose in the foam, like that other woman in the morning of the world, and began to walk slowly, wringing the salt water from her hair, toward the bleached bathing hut that stood, by itself, under a shoulder of the dunes.