used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Elena, Misha, and Miss Harrison were already there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
bath-house
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From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
Elena
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From this reading Elena, Misha, and Miss Harrison were already there.
Elisaveta
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From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
HarrisonnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading Elena, Misha, and Miss Harrison were already there.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
Misha
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From this reading Elena, Misha, and Miss Harrison were already there.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Elena, Misha, and Miss Harrison were already there.
not any; not one
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
a course of conduct
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
Piotr
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From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
rowing-boats
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From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A little farther, behind the bushes, the canvas roof of the bath-house stood revealed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
in the direction of
From this reading Piotr and Elisaveta descended towards the boat landing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
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 Two rowing-boats seemed to rock on the water, though there was no breeze and the water was smooth like a mirror.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Elena, Misha, and Miss Harrison were already there.
in or at the place that
From this reading They were sitting on a bench halfway down the slope, where the path to the landing was broken.
