used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce leaned toward Kathlyn.
a person who is in charge
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
gesticulatingadjective
making gestures while speaking
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is plenty of time."
jabberingnoun
rapid and indistinct speech
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
and nothing more
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
Kathlyn
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From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Bruce leaned toward Kathlyn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
a full supply
From this reading "There is plenty of time."
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
rascalsnounUS /ˈræskəlz/
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
snarlverbUS /snɑːrl/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is plenty of time."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "There is plenty of time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Bruce leaned toward Kathlyn.
translucentadjectiveUS /trænˈsluːsənt/
allowing light to pass through diffusely
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE The golden sands, the purple cliffs, the translucent blue of the heavens, and the group of picturesque rascals jabbering and gesticulating and pressing about their chief, made a picture Kathlyn was never to forget.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
a Caucasian
From this reading "Patience, my little ones!" said the chief, showing his white strong teeth in what was more of a snarl than a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Stand perfectly still, just as you are.
