used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
Abinger's
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From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
blue-eyedadjective
favorite
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
dadonounUS /ˈdeɪdoʊ/
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
the act of departing
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She was so tired of never sleeping.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
coated with paint
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
PoppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
primrosenounUS /ˈprɪmroʊz/
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
sea-beach
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From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat in the loose sand, and ran her hands restlessly in and out of it, making little banks about her.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
the state of being asleep
From this reading She was so tired of never sleeping.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so tired of never sleeping.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She was so tired of never sleeping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One blue-eyed morning, about a month after Abinger's departure, Poppy was down on the sea-beach.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
showing curiosity
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was wondering if she would be able to sleep if she came out and lay in these cool white sands some night.
