used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the bay is a perpetual delight.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
admirableadjectiveUS /ˈædmərəbəl/
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
aridadjectiveUS /ˈærəd/
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
attractivenessnounUS /əˈtræktɪvnəs/
the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
next to; at the side of
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
blockhousenounUS /ˈblɑːkhaʊs/
a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the bay is a perpetual delight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
CurvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But the bay is a perpetual delight.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
eyesorenounUS /ˈaɪsɔːr/
something very ugly and offensive
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
herdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
immediately past
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
MELILLA
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From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
many times at short intervals
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
and nothing more
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
parapets
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From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading But the bay is a perpetual delight.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
ringedadjectiveUS /rɪŋd/
shaped like a ring
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
scimitarnoun
a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
sweepsnounUS /swiːps/
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
a special situation
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
in the direction of
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
tressesnounUS /ˈtresɪz/
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
untetheredadjective
not confined or restricted with a tether
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is the curving bay which sweeps eastward from the town towards the frontier blockhouse.
a Caucasian
From this reading Curved like a scimitar, it shines in the sunlight as a tempered blade shines, ringed by white tresses of foam, banked by its parapets of sand.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading AT MELILLA About the aspect of the port of Melilla there is only one thing wholly admirable.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading This last is an eyesore; the untethered camels which pasture in herds beside it have little attractiveness; the wide plateau which stretches up to the distant hills is desolate and often arid.
