used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
placed in a grave
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
capered
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From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
the first light of day
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
forty-mile
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From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
heroicallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈroʊɪkli/
in a heroic manner
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
LassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
easily agitated
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
and nothing more
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
any competition
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading The _Charming Lass_ at her anchor reared and plunged like a nervous horse.
uttered with a trill
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
ructionnoun
the act of making a noisy disturbance
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
carry out
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
three-day
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From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RACE It was dawn of a heavy, dark day.
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 Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
WeightyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪti/
having relatively great weight; heavy
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
windlassnounUS /ˈwɪndləs/
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Weighty with fish, she struggled heroically up the great walls of water, only to plump her sharp bows into the hollow with a force that half buried her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
wriggled
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From this reading Between times she wriggled and capered like a dancing elephant and jerked at her cable until it seemed as though she would take her windlass out.
