used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
the two together, not just one
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
CLOTHINGnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
wanted intensely
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
FishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
KnobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
lighthousenounUS /ˈlaɪthaʊs/
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
Norma's
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From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are dangerous shoals off shore around Black Knob Island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
WAC'S
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From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
which person or people
From this reading “It used to be a lighthouse,” the young sergeant, who led them up the stairs next morning, explained.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading A WOLF IN WAC’S CLOTHING The Sea Tower was all that could be desired.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading Fishing boats have often been wrecked there in storms.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To Norma’s romantic young mind it offered both comfort and romance.
