used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
crystalsnounUS /ˈkrɪstəlz/
plural of “crystal” — a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
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else
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From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
Hallam
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From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
and nothing more
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
immediately past
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
no person; not anyone
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
penthousenounUS /ˈpenthaʊs/
an apartment located on the top floors of a building
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
rewardedverbUS /rɪˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
relieve from
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
scrubbedadjectiveUS /skrʌbd/
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
shavenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪvən/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading We reached the living room just as Dr. Hallam, freshly shaven and bright, came in for his breakfast.
showersnounUS /ˈʃaʊərz/
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
watchmannounUS /ˈwɑːtʃmən/
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We came back through the big glass doors hand in hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went through the showers together since nobody else was about.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I scrubbed her back to get rid of the salt sea crystals and was rewarded with a warm, wet kiss.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The night watchman, making his last round, nodded and smiled at us as we wound up the stairs to the penthouse.
