used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
arisingverbUS /ərˈaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading The day bade fair to be clear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day bade fair to be clear.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
BrandtnounUS /brænt/
German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
bug-eye
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From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The day bade fair to be clear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day bade fair to be clear.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The day bade fair to be clear.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
unpleasingadjective
unpleasant or disagreeable to the senses
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
vapournoun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading To one looking at it from a little distance, the vessel might have presented a not unpleasing appearance.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
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 Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind that had brought the rain had fallen flat, and, in its stead, there was blowing a gentle breeze straight out the mouth of the river, from the west.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still, with the increasing warmth of the air upon the surface of the water, a vapour was arising, which shut out the shore in some degree.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
ZnounUS /ziː/
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading The bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, lay more easily at anchor as the night wore away and morning began to come in.
