Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

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

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

rid of obstructions

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The hull lay very deep.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading The hull lay very deep.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I QUIT THE WRECK.

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

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

immediately past

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The hull lay very deep.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

and nothing more

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

above your head; in the sky

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading The east grew pale and grey at last.

become less interesting or attractive

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading I QUIT THE WRECK.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

an artist's brush made of sable hairs

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

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

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

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From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

not in physical motion

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

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

From this reading I QUIT THE WRECK.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

precisely as stated

From this reading The hull lay very deep.

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

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

at the time that

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

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

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sea rolled black as the night from it, with a rounded smooth-backed swell; the wind was spent; only a small air, still from the north-east, stirred.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There were a few stars dying out in the dark west; the atmosphere was clear, and when the sun rose I knew he would turn the sable pall overhead into blueness.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading I QUIT THE WRECK.