completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The Tortoise lay absolutely becalmed.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Even Priscilla seemed affected by it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was extraordinarily close and oppressive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
becalmedadjectiveUS /bɪˈkɑːmd/
rendered motionless for lack of wind
From this reading The Tortoise lay absolutely becalmed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
breakwaternounUS /ˈbreɪkwɔːtər/
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even Priscilla seemed affected by it.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The air was extraordinarily close and oppressive.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
ebbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Priscilla seemed affected by it.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading The air was extraordinarily close and oppressive.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
Inishbawn
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From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even Priscilla seemed affected by it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Tortoise lay absolutely becalmed.
lighthousenounUS /ˈlaɪthaʊs/
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The air was extraordinarily close and oppressive.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
Priscilla
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From this reading Even Priscilla seemed affected by it.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Even Priscilla seemed affected by it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tortoise lay absolutely becalmed.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
TortoisenounUS /ˈtɔːrtəs/
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
From this reading The Tortoise lay absolutely becalmed.
in the direction of
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was extraordinarily close and oppressive.
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 She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ebbing tide carried her slowly past Inishbawn towards the deep passage between the end of the breakwater of boulders and the point on which the lighthouse stands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lay against the side of the boat with her hands trailing idly in the water.
