used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
abatedverbUS /əˈbeɪtɪd/
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
Colley
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From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
flickeringadjectiveUS /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/
shining unsteadily
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
GalateanounUS /ˌɡæləˈtiːə/
(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
immediately past
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
not any; not one
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
one of four equal parts
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
riftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
get rid of
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At this time the fury of the storm had abated, and a rift in the clouds showed the moon in its last quarter floating like a boat on its back in a silvery sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading No other object was visible, and Colley covered his face with his hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The pale rays shed a flickering light upon the waters, and there was a lull.
in or at the place that
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading _ON THE WIDE, WIDE SEA._ The boat was drifting off, and every minute seemed to put a further distance from the place where the _Galatea_ had struck the rock and perished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind them rose a low black mass, with the points of the masts showing where the _Galatea_, had gone down.
