used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
(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 At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
confined by bonds
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
fadeverbUS /feɪd/
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
set up or found
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I want to go back!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
PeninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
shorelinenounUS /ˈʃɔːrlaɪn/
a boundary line between land and water
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
sunsetsnounUS /ˈsʌnsets/
plural of “sunset” — the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
variedadjectiveUS /ˈverid/
characterized by variety
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
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 At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
at the time that
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
