used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
branchingadjectiveUS /ˈbræntʃɪŋ/
having branches
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
lacking funds
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
make calm or still
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
ChapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
crestedadjectiveUS /ˈkrestɪd/
bearing an heraldic device
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
divisible by two
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
handiworknounUS /ˈhændiwɜːrk/
a work produced by hand labor
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
scintillated
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From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
strongholdsnounUS /ˈstrɔːŋhoʊldz/
plural of “stronghold” — a strongly fortified defensive structure
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
the upper part of anything
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The light that broke upon the lake after the night of storm and tempest greeted a calm.
uprootedverbUS /əˈpruːtɪd/
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Such storms are frequent visitors to Lake Superior, even at this late day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
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 In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Strong trees, which the wind had uprooted on islands, had been dashed upon the beach, and in some places tree was heaped on tree, lending a terrible aspect to the stony shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The white crested billows had returned to their strongholds, but the lake shore was strewn with their handiwork.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In the branching top of a young fir, which lay at the edge of the water, not far from Chapel Rock, something scintillated like a diamond, in the strong light.
