used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
covenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
the first light of day
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
set up or found
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
GibnounUS /ɡɪb/
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
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 “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
luckilyadverbUS /ˈlʌkəli/
by good fortune
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
engage in
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
puntverbUS /pʌnt/
kick the ball
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
recedingnounUS /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
not in physical motion
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
carry out
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
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 But luckily there was still enough water in the narrow creek to take them out to the cove.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if the receding tide had left their boat high and dry.”
at the time that
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Since they were in haste, the sail was put in place and a brisk wind from the land took them out and around the point.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was still too high a surf to make possible a landing on the platform rock and so the girls were obliged to go with the boys as far as the inlet in which Gib kept his punt.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young people found the grey of dawn in the sky when they emerged through the hole under one corner of the roof and a new terror presented itself.
