used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "She's making off back to Genoa," said Sam.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
make calm or still
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
GenoanounUS /ˈdʒenoʊə/
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading "She's making off back to Genoa," said Sam.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "She's making off back to Genoa," said Sam.
Margharita
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From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
mirroringverbUS /ˈmɪrərɪŋ/
-ing form of “mirror” — reflect as if in a mirror
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
Pirelli
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From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
uttered with a trill
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She's making off back to Genoa," said Sam.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "She's making off back to Genoa," said Sam.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
She's
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From this reading "She's making off back to Genoa," said Sam.
sheathingnounUS /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/
protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
uglinessnounUS /ˈʌɡlinəs/
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading They saw Pirelli go on board and vanish below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still a flat calm, and the _Santa Margharita_ lay, the looking glass of the sea mirroring her ugliness, and a slight swell rolling her to show her foul copper sheathing.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A minute later the water poured at her stern, and they heard the tramp of her engine.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading WEST They watched him row off to the _Santa Margharita_.
