used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
at or in the front
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stared at it.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
coffersnounUS /ˈkɑːfərz/
plural of “coffer” — an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
deceivingverbUS /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
drainingadjectiveUS /ˈdreɪnɪŋ/
having a debilitating effect
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
galleonnounUS /ˈɡæliən/
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
a quick look
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
coins made of gold
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
juttingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men stopped, stared uneasily at the shore.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
transport commercially
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at it.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The men stopped, stared uneasily at the shore.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the 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 Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The men stopped, stared uneasily at the shore.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
at the time that
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
a Caucasian
From this reading Ahead of them, the island loomed in the sunset; a long strip of white, sandy beach; behind it a thick growth of trees; behind the trees the rocky central mass of the island rising up into the sky.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Unless his eyes were deceiving him, it was the wreck of a Spanish galleon, a ship that belonged to the days when Spain had been draining the gold and silver and jewels of the new world into her coffers.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Off to the right, Parker caught a glimpse of a wreck that lay against rocks jutting from the shore.
