adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
abreastadjectiveUS /əˈbrest/
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
blanknessnoun
the state of being blank; void; emptiness
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was the sudden shift of the wind which had brought the fog.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
ComfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
CrowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
mooringsnounUS /ˈmuːrɪŋz/
plural of “mooring” — a place where a craft can be made fast
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading It was the sudden shift of the wind which had brought the fog.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
skiffnounUS /skɪf/
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It was the sudden shift of the wind which had brought the fog.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Sitting in the stern of the little launch I could see perhaps a scant ten feet beyond the bow, no more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
thereaboutsadverbUS /ˌðerəˈbaʊts/
near that time or date
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Now I was near the entrance of the bay, somewhere abreast Crow Point, and all about me was gray, wet blankness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When, after leaving the bank, at four o'clock or thereabouts, I walked down to the shore and pulled my skiff out to where the Comfort lay at her moorings, there had not been a sign of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the sudden shift of the wind which had brought the fog.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was the sudden shift of the wind which had brought the fog.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The fog had come almost without warning.
