used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
anew
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
Bonaventure
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From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
challengingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
cruisingverbUS /ˈkruːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
Elzevir's
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From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The next night was well suited to flight.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
set up or found
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
immediately past
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
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 There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
mayest
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From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next night was well suited to flight.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The next night was well suited to flight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
ProsperverbUS /ˈprɑːspər/
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
quarrynounUS /ˈkwɔːri/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
cut with a saw
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
spring-tide
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From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading The next night was well suited to flight.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I gave back '_Prosper the Bonaventure',_ and so came home again to sleep the last time in our cave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next night was well suited to flight.
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 There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We saw the _Bonaventure_ cruising in the Channel before sundown, and after the darkness fell she lay close in and took us off in her boat.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
WELL-HOUSE
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From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
at the time that
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a spring-tide with full moon, and a light breeze setting off the land which left the water smooth under the cliff.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE WELL-HOUSE For those thou mayest not look upon Are gathering fast round the yawning stone--_Scott_ It wanted yet half an hour of midnight when I found myself at the shaft of the marble quarry, and before I had well set foot on the steps to descend, heard Elzevir's voice challenging out of the darkness below.
