used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
(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 Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
coins made of gold
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
immediately past
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
poplars
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From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
soapyadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊpi/
resembling or having the qualities of soap
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
having a supporting base
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
a lightweight cord
From this reading I must not forget the extra piece of string....
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
arousing affect
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ships sailing along with masts growing on them, poplars streaming up from the ships, all in a steam of gold....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a strong soft grey light standing at the side of the blind ... smiling and touching her as it had promised.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Last night's soapy water poured away and the fresh poured out ready standing there all night, everything ready....
in the company of; together with
From this reading She leaped to the floor and stood looking at it swaying with sleep.
