used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
beetlesnounUS /ˈbiːtəlz/
plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
having the place or position changed
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
increase twofold
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
girtverbUS /ɡɜːrt/
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
the act of departing
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
Queer-looking
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From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
transport commercially
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
shippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
a state of social isolation
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
tiernounUS /tiːr/
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
very small
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
in the direction of
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
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 Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
