used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
Apenninesnoun
a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The pyre stood in the open between the wood and the sea.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
branchlessadjective
having no branches
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
Byron'snounUS /ˈbaɪrənz/
possessive form of “byron” — English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
make calm or still
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
exilesnounUS /ˈeɡzaɪlz/
plural of “exile” — a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
brought together in one place
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pyre stood in the open between the wood and the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
immediately past
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
marble-crested
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
not any; not one
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The pyre stood in the open between the wood and the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
penetrateverbUS /ˈpenətreɪt/
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
pyrenounUS /ˈpaɪər/
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
From this reading The pyre stood in the open between the wood and the sea.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
except for; apart from
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The pyre stood in the open between the wood and the sea.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A dead calm lay upon the sea, and save for Byron’s schooner anchored close off shore, the vast gulf revealed no sign of human life.
Villareggio
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
whitishadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/
resembling milk in color; not clear
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a hot August day, and the whitish sands of Villareggio were tremulous with heat.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Behind the beach lay a wood of tall, branchless pines, “their dark blue tops packed so close together that no sun could penetrate,” and far away, over the wood rose the marble-crested Apennines.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He attended to Williams first, and then gathered the forlorn little world of the exiles to see the last of Shelley.
