used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
anchorsnounUS /ˈæŋkərz/
plural of “anchor” — a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
cablesnounUS /ˈkeɪbəlz/
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
drawing-room
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From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
FUNERALnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading THE FUNERAL.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
for more time
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
not any; not one
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
on one occasion
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
and nothing more
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
outlooknounUS /ˈaʊtlʊk/
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
shapelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpləs/
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
not in physical motion
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUNERAL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
at the time that
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun was flashing back from the sea, which was still tossing, but no longer furiously, only as if it wanted to turn itself every way to flash the sunlight about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It was a lovely morning when I woke once more.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The madness of the night was over and gone; the light was abroad, and the world was rejoicing.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading When I reached the drawing-room, which afforded the best outlook over the shore, there was the schooner lying dry on the sands, her two cables and anchors stretching out yards behind her; but half way between the two sides of the bay rose a mass of something shapeless, drifted over with sand.
