Chapter II · Chapter 2

from one side of something to the other

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

aimlessly drifting

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

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From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

(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 From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

completely unclothed

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

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From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

serving as an essential component

From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

plural of “ferryboat” — a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

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From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

provided with artificial light

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

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From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

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From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

plural of “peacock” — European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

from appearances alone

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

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From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

not in physical motion

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the city runs one central hill-spine.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

a resident of Venice

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading By night the bay view from the central hill-spine shows the cities of Berkeley and Oakland like enormous planes of crystal tilted against the distance, the ferryboats illuminated but still peacock-shaped, floating on the black waters like monster toys of Venetian glass.

plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

From this reading The waters of the bay are as smooth as satin, as blue as the sky, and they are slashed in every direction with the silver wakes left by numberless ferryboats.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

a Caucasian

From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

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From this reading Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

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From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading From this crest, by day, you look on one side across the bay with its three beautiful islands, bare Yerba Buena, jeweled Alcatraz and softly-fluted Angel Island, all seemingly adrift in the blue waters, to Marin county.