used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
equally
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
(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 It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
Arran
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From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
Belmullet
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From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
cause to be bored
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
placed in a grave
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
civilisationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
Craig's
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From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
Grenfell
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From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
lead-colouredadjective
having the color of lead
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
having a point
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
promontorynoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
cut with a saw
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He can see every craft, big and little, from Belmullet to Craig’s Creek.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
softenedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːfənd/
toned down
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
steersmannoun
the person who steers a ship
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
the rays of the sun
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There he is himself, Sir,” said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
warm-tinted
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From this reading His first visit there had not left any favourable impressions of the place, though then he saw it in sunshine, warm-tinted and softened; now all was hard, bleak, and cold, and the ruined Abbey stood out amongst the leafless trees, like the ghost of a civilisation long dead and buried.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
look attentively
From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
at the time that
From this reading It was a dull, lowering October day, sky and sea alike lead-coloured, when the boat that bore Grenfell rounded the southern point of Arran, and opened a view of the island in all its extent.
You'd
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From this reading “You’d think he was paid for sitting there, to watch all the vessels that go north about to America.
