used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
(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 voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
in addition
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
brightestadjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtəst/
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
darkestadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkəst/
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
Gudrid
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From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
Karlsefne
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From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
lipping
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From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Karlsefne told her that nobody lived there now.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
Lucefrith
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From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Karlsefne told her that nobody lived there now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
SettlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Karlsefne told her that nobody lived there now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Karlsefne told her that nobody lived there now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She could not have told it for herself, but Karlsefne showed it to her.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
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 The black cliffs now looked warm grey in the sun, the sea was green, sparkling with light; the creek was smooth flowing water lipping on silver sands.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
in or at the place that
From this reading First they went round to the West Settlement, and Gudrid looked out for Lucefrith where her darkest days had also been her brightest.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The voyage was smooth, with a fair wind all the way.
