used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
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 I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
freezingnounUS /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
golf-links
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From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
listlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstləs/
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
except for; apart from
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
splashverbUS /splæʃ/
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
having come into contact
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading I trailed my right hand on the wall as I walked, heedless of the cold, though it was freezing keenly.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading On the verge of the distant golf-links a ruddy light from the big hotel shone out into the night.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
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 The tide was in, and the chill, listless splash of the small waves, running through my thoughts, seemed to increase their sadness.
at the time that
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
in or at the place that
From this reading Over the low wall I looked out at the dark, smooth sea, stretching away, almost black, save where the moonlight touched it.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was a beautiful, clear, winter night when I walked home.
