used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
anew
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
the act of breaking something
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
can't
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From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
JumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump over, and you'll soon touch land again.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Jump over, and you'll soon touch land again.”
landing-place
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From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
immediately past
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
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 A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
on one occasion
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jump over, and you'll soon touch land again.”
pacesnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪz/
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
in the near future
From this reading Jump over, and you'll soon touch land again.”
steersmannoun
the person who steers a ship
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
successive (without a break)
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than once did they lie on their oars to consult as to the best landing-place, and again resume their labor as before.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Jump over, and you'll soon touch land again.”
in the direction of
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
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 At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A long, low line of coast loomed through the darkness, and towards this we now rowed through a heavy, breaking surf.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
at the time that
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At last, seeing that neither creek nor inlet presented itself, they made straight for the shore, and when within about thirty paces of the strand, they dropped anchor and suffered the boat to drift into shallow water.
you'll
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From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There now, master,” said the steersman to me, “you'll have to wet your feet, for we can't venture further in.
