used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Plymouth had always been my furthest west.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
ArabianounUS /əˈreɪbiə/
a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Plymouth had always been my furthest west.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
DuchynounUS /ˈdʌtʃi/
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
flownverbUS /floʊn/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
furthestadverbUS /ˈfɜːrθəst/
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Plymouth had always been my furthest west.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
JerusalemnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
Michael'snounUS /ˈmaɪkəlz/
possessive form of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
missalnounUS /ˈmɪsəl/
(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
monkishadjective
befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
attach to a support
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
not any; not one
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
Penzance
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading Plymouth had always been my furthest west.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
rigournoun
the quality of being valid and rigorous
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
St
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From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
turquoisenounUS /ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/
a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Many times had I flown over Cornwall; never had I set foot in the Duchy until now.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sea was blue as the Mediterranean, the sky a huge hollow turquoise, the air all Arabia.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Plymouth had always been my furthest west.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE On the morning after our arrival I stepped out of my bedroom window at Penzance and stood upon the balcony.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Away in the bay St. Michael's Mount, crowned with towers, gleamed like a vision of the New Jerusalem in some old monkish missal--and the heart within me was so hard, stern, and full of deadly purpose that no summer seas nor balmy western winds could touch the rigour of my mood.
