used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
admirersnounUS /ədˈmaɪrərz/
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading She would then make the broad turn which this end of the lagoon afforded.
(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 She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She would then make the broad turn which this end of the lagoon afforded.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
lagoonnounUS /ləˈɡuːn/
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
engage in
From this reading She would then make the broad turn which this end of the lagoon afforded.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
outcomenounUS /ˈaʊtkʌm/
something that results
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
on the contrary
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
skimverbUS /skɪm/
travel on the surface of water
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She would then make the broad turn which this end of the lagoon afforded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Florence had little fear for the outcome of this rather amusing adventure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading She had been trailed over the ice by possible admirers before.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She would then make the broad turn which this end of the lagoon afforded.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
in or at the place that
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She would then make the broad turn which this end of the lagoon afforded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not care to allow this one to catch up with her, that was all.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would skim along down to the far end of the lagoon where, a mile and a half away, the dome of the old museum loomed, a black bulk in the dark.
