used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Beechwater
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
CHAMPLAINnounUS /ʃæmˈpleɪn/
French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Porter'snounUS /ˈpɔːrtərz/
possessive form of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
PrudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
SplitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
precisely as stated
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
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 ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
white-caps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
