used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
BONDAGEnounUS /ˈbɑːndɪdʒ/
the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading The town looked fresh and strangely new in the brightness of the morning.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The town looked fresh and strangely new in the brightness of the morning.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
and nothing more
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The town looked fresh and strangely new in the brightness of the morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The town looked fresh and strangely new in the brightness of the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
in a strange manner
From this reading The town looked fresh and strangely new in the brightness of the morning.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town looked fresh and strangely new in the brightness of the morning.
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 The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jack was awake and up on deck bright and early.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
whitenedadjective
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading The foliage of the trees on shore whitened to the breeze, and the smoke blew sharply away here and there from some tall brick chimney.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The sun had just risen upon a clear and cloudless day, and the brisk, fresh wind drove the crisp waves splashing against the brig as she rode at anchor.
YorktownnounUS /ˈjɔːrktaʊn/
a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
From this reading INTO BONDAGE IT was the morning after the arrival at Yorktown.
