Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading A lavender haze lay lightly along the horizon.

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

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

terminate

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

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

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

From this reading A lavender haze lay lightly along the horizon.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading A lavender haze lay lightly along the horizon.

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

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

immediately past

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

of a pale purple color

From this reading A lavender haze lay lightly along the horizon.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A lavender haze lay lightly along the horizon.

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From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

without good reason

From this reading A lavender haze lay lightly along the horizon.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

the act of tarrying

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

on one occasion

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

above and across; more than

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

past form of “race” — move hurridly

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

with reluctance

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

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

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

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

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

past form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

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

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nearer inshore the blue of sea and sky was intense.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering look at the ocean.

a Caucasian

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell.