Chapter XXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

(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 Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

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

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

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

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

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From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

a game played with playing cards

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

without doubt or question

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

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From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a small inlet

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

of a color similar to that of wood or earth

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

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From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

start firing a weapon

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

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

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

flesh of a lobster

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

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From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

the force of workers available

From this reading Two men sat smoking.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

situated at the farthest possible point from a center

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

arrange in a container

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

plural of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Two men sat smoking.

possessive form of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

plural of “shrimper” — a vessel engaged in shrimping

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading Two men sat smoking.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

be about

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

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

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

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

From this reading A narrow table held their pots of beer, and they had a dingy pack of cards between them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

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

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two men sat smoking.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading A log fire burnt clearly on the wide stone hearth of the “Mariner’s Rest.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.

dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

From this reading Shells, and pebbles, and wrack below, And shrimpers shrimping all in a row, Tawny sails and tarry boats, Dark-brown nets and old cork floats, Nasty smells at the nicest spots, Blue-jersey’d sailors, and lobster pots._ J. H. EWING.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading _Under the salt sea’s foam it lay, At the outermost point of a rocky bay, A sandy, tide-pooly, cliff-bound cove With a red-roofed fishing village above Of irregular cottages perched up high Amid pale yellow poppies next to the sky.