used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They have found a wreck!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The life-guards are burning the red signal lights!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
the act of burning something
From this reading The life-guards are burning the red signal lights!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
set up or found
From this reading They have found a wreck!"
the act of departing
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have found a wreck!"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
life-guards
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From this reading The life-guards are burning the red signal lights!
LIFE-SAVERS
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From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The life-guards are burning the red signal lights!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
McLaughlin
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From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
Nellie
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From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The life-guards are burning the red signal lights!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The life-guards are burning the red signal lights!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE-SAVERS "Mother, mother!" called Nellie, "look down at the beach.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have found a wreck!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost morning, but the black storm clouds held the daylight back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. McLaughlin and her little daughter strained their eyes to see, if possible, what might be going on down at the beach.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading They have found a wreck!"
