used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
Chessleigh
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From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
ChippewanounUS /ˈtʃɪpəwɑː/
a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Especially on the water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
GemnounUS /dʒem/
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
Hammond
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From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
the light of the Moon
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
motor-boat
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From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Especially on the water.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
SUSPENSEnounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these soft, hazy nights had their own charm and Ruth had come to love them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
male cat
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
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 Especially on the water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not now moonlight; and there was some haze which gave a smouldering effect to the stars peering through it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should not Ruth and Chessleigh spy about among the islands for a time?
in the company of; together with
From this reading SUSPENSE Tom and his party in the other motor-boat had not appeared, nor had the _Gem_ come back from the town of Chippewa Bay with Mr. Hammond.
