used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
put or send forth
From this reading She cast a hurried glance toward the tall stone tower.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darkness was falling.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Darkness was falling.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She cast a hurried glance toward the tall stone tower.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
Jeanne's
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From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
lighthousenounUS /ˈlaɪthaʊs/
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
a course of conduct
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
schooner's
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From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
transport commercially
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She cast a hurried glance toward the tall stone tower.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She cast a hurried glance toward the tall stone tower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She cast a hurried glance toward the tall stone tower.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading She cast a hurried glance toward the tall stone tower.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jeanne’s row from the _Ship of Joy_ to the small dock before the ancient lighthouse was a short one.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Her boat tied up, she hurried along the dock, then over the winding path leading up the gentle slope.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Even now, from the schooner’s cabin she caught a yellow gleam of light.
