used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
bluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
boggyadjective
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
confined by bonds
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
lacking funds
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Save for certain channels the water everywhere is shallow.
chafedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪft/
painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
channelsnounUS /ˈtʃænəlz/
official routes of communication
From this reading Save for certain channels the water everywhere is shallow.
conquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading But the ocean’s conquest is incomplete.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
eastwardsadverb
toward the east
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Save for certain channels the water everywhere is shallow.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Save for certain channels the water everywhere is shallow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
hillocks
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From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
incompleteadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading But the ocean’s conquest is incomplete.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
ocean'snounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading But the ocean’s conquest is incomplete.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
on one occasion
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
an amount of time
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
Rosnacree
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From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
except for; apart from
From this reading Save for certain channels the water everywhere is shallow.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Save for certain channels the water everywhere is shallow.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
submergedadjectiveUS /səbˈmɜːrdʒd/
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
tidesnounUS /taɪdz/
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
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 Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
in or at the place that
From this reading What once were round hillocks rising from boggy pasture land are now islands, sloping eastwards to the water as they once sloped eastwards to green fields, but torn and chafed into steep bluffs where the sea beats on their western sides.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At some remote period, it seems, the ocean broke in and submerged a tract of low land between the mountains which bound the north and south shores of the bay.
which person or people
From this reading Rosnacree Bay is a broad stretch of water, but those who go down to it in boats are singularly at the mercy of the tides.
