used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
anew
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
(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 The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
amethystineadjective
containing or resembling amethyst
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
AngelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
banishverbUS /ˈbænɪʃ/
expel from a community or group
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
bewitchingadjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
bluesnounUS /bluːz/
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
placed crosswise
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
dawnsnounUS /dɔːnz/
plural of “dawn” — the first light of day
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
dusks
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From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
at any time
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
the organ of sight
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
garniture
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From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
brought together in one place
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
glints
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From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
coins made of gold
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
grazing-lands
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From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
greensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
iridescencenoun
the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
jewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
Juan
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From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
juttingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
levelsnounUS /ˈlevəlz/
plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
engage in
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
moodilyadverb
in a moody manner
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
not any; not one
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
Ocean'snounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
on one occasion
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
peacock's
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From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
Pedro
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From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
a light shade of red
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
prosaicadjectiveUS /proʊˈzeɪɪk/
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
rangesnounUS /ˈreɪndʒəz/
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
rose-tintedadjective
of a color tinged with rose
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
San
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From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
shallows
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From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Never on any other shore had mere waves, running to the sand, the same witchery.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
a lightweight cord
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
the rays of the sun
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
two times
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
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 To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
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 rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And at the foot of those cliffs there were no flat stretches of color such as make weary the eye; the water there held all the shimmering, bewitching, iridescence of a peacock's feathers,--the gold and purple, the greens and the blues ever changing,--the strange touch of pink making it all glorious in certain glints of the sunlight; and at the edge of it all, the fringe of foam--a string of pearls shattered on the brown cliffs or sandy beach, and gathered up to be dashed again and again and again--the endless garniture of old Ocean's robe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
in or at the place that
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
whippingnounUS /ˈwɪpɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
witcherynoun
the art of sorcery
From this reading He had crossed the ranges twice and returned, but the City of the Angels had lost its old witchery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To the south there, far beyond the prosaic stretch of grazing-lands bordered by the sea, beyond all the tame levels where the water was green or yellow in the shallows, beyond all the jutting points, veiled in the miles of mists, he could follow in his mind each curve, until the one valley of beauty would gleam like a green jewel seen from the cliffs of San Juan.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The rose-tinted dawns, and the amethystine dusks were beautiful as ever, but to banish the memories he had once dreamed over there, he galloped alone to the harbor called "The Hell of California," and lay all one day on the beach, and stared moodily at the waves whipping the yellow sands of San Pedro.
