used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
how long something has existed
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
Avalon
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From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
bouquins
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From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
bowerynounUS /ˈbaʊəri/
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
brinenounUS /braɪn/
water containing salts
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
brownedadjectiveUS /braʊnd/
(of skin) deeply suntanned
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
brownnessnoun
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
béret
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
CausewayverbUS /ˈkɑːzweɪ/
provide with a causeway
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
comelyadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmli/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
deeping
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From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
enormouslyadverbUS /ɪˈnɔːrməsli/
extremely
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
flood's
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From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
forthrightadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈθraɪt/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
friskyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪski/
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
Gaminnoun
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
Garrassime
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From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
a young female
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
Haveneaux
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
Hortense
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From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
manière
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
marins
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
Moonglade
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From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
go across or through
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
a course of conduct
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
petticoatnounUS /ˈpetikoʊt/
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
Piotr
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From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
Plenhöel
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From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
prawn-fishing
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From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
resistlessadjective
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
river-flow
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From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
rope-soled
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
seaweednounUS /ˈsiːwiːd/
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
make square
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
not in physical motion
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
tricotnoun
a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
unchangingadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
precisely as stated
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
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 _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
showing sorrow
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
which person or people
From this reading Behind them Garrassime--who seemed to have stopped getting old during the past twelve months--and Madame Hortense, always placid and comely, carried between them a great square basket fragrant of brine and seaweed, that was quite full of big, frisky _bouquins_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Moonglade, O Moonglade, that my heart doth fill, Causeway to Avalon unchanging still, I know, that pass by thee, The “bowery hollows, crowned with summer sea!”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
wreckagenounUS /ˈrekədʒ/
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year later the “Gamin” and Piotr were returning from a delightful prawn-fishing expedition in the deep rock pools that offer at low tide, especially on granite shores such as those of Plenhöel, miraculous chances for that kind of sport.
a late time of life
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Moonglade, a pale and forthright splendor, deeping The mountain shadows on the river-flow, Across the sullen flood’s resistless creeping-- Across the years, the wreckage and the weeping, You stand, so let them go!
à
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.
éspadrilles
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From this reading _Haveneaux_ on shoulder, they stepped briskly along the cliff path, she looking like a little girl in her short striped petticoat and _tricot_ made and worn _à la manière des marins_, her red _béret_ and rope-soled _éspadrilles_; he enormously tall and strong for his age, browned by salt water and salt breezes to a very becoming brownness.