used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
in a state of sleep
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
the first light of day
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
glidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
O'HaranounUS /oʊˈherə/
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
Stearns
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From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
Swen
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From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was mid-afternoon when they sat down to the first meal of the day.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
Vincent
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From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
at the time that
From this reading When the chill damp of morning was gone, the three girls spread blankets on the sand and fell fast asleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Swen they went gliding away toward Rock Harbor Lodge.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would wait the coming of a passing steamer that would carry them home.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Vincent Stearns and Percy O’Hara bade their young friends farewell at dawn.
