used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
at or in the front
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
Alden
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From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
Chesapeake
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From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Miss Jones and the three girls looked.
and nothing more
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
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 "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
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 They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Jones and the three girls looked.
most important element
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
MarylandnounUS /ˈmerələnd/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Jones and the three girls looked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
Phyllis
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From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
without speaking
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
sun-lit
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From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Miss Jones and the three girls looked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading PLEASURE BAY Just before twilight the boat reached a spot that seemed especially created for the travelers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two hours they had been silently drinking in the beauty of the sun-lit bay and the green earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not in the main body of the great Chesapeake Bay, but in one of the long arms of the bay that reaches into the Maryland coast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look ahead of you, girls, to the left," called Phyllis Alden, as they glided slowly along.
