used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
accostedverbUS /əˈkɑːstɪd/
past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
AlongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," he answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
Diaphanosia
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From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
set up or found
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
mist-enveloped
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From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
netsnounUS /nets/
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 Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
on one occasion
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
sea-shore
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From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
up to a particular time
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
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 So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading So she hurried on and on, sustained wholly by the intensity of her desire, till she came upon the sea-shore--for the great water she had looked upon was the wide ocean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alongside his boat, and busy with his nets, she found a fisherman, and at once accosted him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he answered.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Is yonder mist-enveloped island the kingdom of Diaphanosia?" she asked him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then row me over to it in your boat," she said eagerly.
