used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
apple-trees
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From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
CodnounUS /kɑːd/
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
demureadjectiveUS /dɪˈmjʊr/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
dunesnounUS /duːnz/
plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
being one more than ten
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
firsnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother whispered, her eyes wet.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Father, we're here!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
Joe
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From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
mile-distant
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From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
Skipsit
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From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
having a supporting base
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
Tubbs
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From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
we're
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From this reading "Father, we're here!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uncle Joe Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs were driving up, in a country buggy.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading They changed from steamer to railroad; about eleven in the morning they stepped out at West Skipsit, Cape Cod.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Mother whispered, her eyes wet.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Mother whispered, her eyes wet.
a Caucasian
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Father and Mother filled their nostrils with the smell of the salt marshes, their ears with the long murmur of the mile-distant surf, their eyes with the shine of the great dunes and the demure peace of a New England white cottage standing among firs and apple-trees--scent and sound and sight of their freedom.
