used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost the whole of the island was under water.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
chipnounUS /tʃɪp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
CometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Almost the whole of the island was under water.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
SecurelyadverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrli/
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
Steadyingadjective
causing to become steady
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Almost the whole of the island was under water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost the whole of the island was under water.
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 Almost the whole of the island was under water.
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 Securely held by the anchor ropes, the _Comet_, as light as a chip on the surface of the waves, floated on the bosom of the flood.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Almost the whole of the island was under water.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading IN THE CAVE Steadying themselves against the swaying motion of the anchored airship, our friends crowded to the windows to look out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only the high middle part, with its tower of rock, was out of the flood.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading They beheld a terrifying and wonderful scene.
