used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
clamsnounUS /klæmz/
informal terms for money
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The water was deliciously cool and invigorating.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
deliciouslyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪʃəʃli/
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading The water was deliciously cool and invigorating.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
flickeringadjectiveUS /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/
shining unsteadily
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
hill-top
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From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
invigoratingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪɡəreɪtɪŋ/
imparting strength and vitality
From this reading The water was deliciously cool and invigorating.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
not any; not one
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
transport commercially
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
the season of growth
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun sank into the quiet ocean and night crept on.
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
carry out
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water was deliciously cool and invigorating.
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 The water was deliciously cool and invigorating.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The stars came out slowly, and the moon rose full and red from the waves, adding its beams to the flickering light of the fire on the hill-top.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They baked the clams and ate them heartily, and then went down to the spring near the shore.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading “Suppose we take a walk all round on the beach,” proposed the Englishman; “there is no telling what we may find; we may run on something that has drifted ashore from some wrecked ship.”
