used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
aridadjectiveUS /ˈærəd/
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
confined by bonds
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
provoking horror
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
go across or through
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
cut with a saw
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
sulphurousadjective
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the light of the moon I saw them go--from the ridge I saw them put out to sea.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
having passed out of existence
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
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 I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading I watched them until the boat was a mere speck on the luminous waters, and finally vanished from sight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
at the time that
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will pass over as briefly as possible what happened after I was left behind in that horrible place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
people who are wounded
From this reading I was left alone, a desperately wounded man, on an arid sulphurous island, without food or water.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "When I was sure the boat had gone I returned to our camping place, and bound my wounds with strips torn off my shirt.
