used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
adorableadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrəbəl/
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
Angela
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
Barbara
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From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
billowingadjectiveUS /ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
floweryadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊəri/
of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
MontereynounUS /ˌmɑːntərˈeɪ/
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
nymphsnounUS /nɪmfs/
plural of “nymph” — (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
coated with paint
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
peninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
PiratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
transport commercially
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Published in Great Britain under the title: The Love Pirate.
precisely as stated
From this reading She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no figures in this mental picture.
weren't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
witchesnounUS /ˈwɪtʃəz/
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Nick thought her adorable in her gray motor bonnet" "Santa Barbara Mission, with its history and romance" "Angela was enchanted with the peninsula of Monterey" "They weren't trees, but people, either nymphs or witches" "The world was a sea, billowing with mountains" On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget.
