Chapter II · Rescue

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the bend, I paused.

plural of “bather” — a person who travels through the water by swimming

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Came a rapturous murmur behind me.

form a curve

From this reading At the bend, I paused.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Came a rapturous murmur behind me.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

a short vivid experience

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

past form of “glimpse” — catch a glimpse of or see briefly

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading At the bend, I paused.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

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From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

below the surround or below the normal position

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Came a rapturous murmur behind me.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading Came a rapturous murmur behind me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading At the bend, I paused.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading Came a rapturous murmur behind me.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

cut with a saw

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

carry out

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.

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 Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We did not take the lift down to the landing-stage.

in or at the place that

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

a Caucasian

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

which person or people

From this reading Half across the bay, far beyond the waddling group who hugged the bathing pool, where the transparent water showed turquoise blue, I saw a flashing of white limbs and glimpsed a pink-covered head lowered to the swell.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was busy with bathers; therefore we descended by the rambling stairway cut out of the rock.