used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
COVEnounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
one or the other of two
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
divisible by two
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Happily it was the former.
a young female
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She proved to be a good sailor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
HappilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Happily it was the former.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
illimitableadjective
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happily it was the former.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
Nantasket
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From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
established beyond doubt
From this reading She proved to be a good sailor.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading She proved to be a good sailor.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She proved to be a good sailor.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
not known
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naturally this voyage out through the bay and into the illimitable ocean was sure to be either a delight or a most unpleasant experience.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The delights of a sail to Nantasket were quite unknown to her.
WRECKnounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading AT BIG WRECK COVE The girl had never been to sea before, not even on a pleasure boat down the harbor.
