used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Imagine how lonely and terrifying it must be for Anne Fairaday!”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
auburnadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbərn/
(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Imagine how lonely and terrifying it must be for Anne Fairaday!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
couldn't
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dauntedadjectiveUS /ˈdɔːntɪd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
drowsed
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From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
Fairaday
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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FormulanounUS /ˈfɔːrmjələ/
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
a young female
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
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how
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine how lonely and terrifying it must be for Anne Fairaday!”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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prefer or wish to do something
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lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Imagine how lonely and terrifying it must be for Anne Fairaday!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
Madge
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From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
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not able to be found
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used to form the superlative
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
pine-covered
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From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
use up a period of time in a specific way
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SterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
From this reading Madge Sterling did not give the impression of a girl easily daunted.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
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stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
SundialnounUS /ˈsʌndaɪl/
timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
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terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading Imagine how lonely and terrifying it must be for Anne Fairaday!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
turtlenounUS /ˈtɜːrtəl/
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
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 Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gazing out across the stretch of ruffled water toward the pine-covered isle which drowsed like a huge green sea turtle in the heat of a midsummer sun, she made a most striking picture.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Her auburn hair had been whipped carelessly back from her face by the wind.
YachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Missing Formula The Deserted Yacht The Secret of the Sundial “You couldn’t hire me to spend a night alone at Stewart Island!
