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From this reading SPENSER, _The Faerie Queen._ _October 28.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hut Point._ A beautiful day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
BarriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Hut Point._ A beautiful day.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
blubberverbUS /ˈblʌbər/
cry or whine with snuffling
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
cumulusnoun
a globular cloud
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Hut Point._ A beautiful day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
move gently or carefully
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
Faerienoun
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading SPENSER, _The Faerie Queen._ _October 28.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
temporary military shelter
From this reading Hut Point._ A beautiful day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading SPENSER, _The Faerie Queen._ _October 28.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
in other respects or ways
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Hut Point._ A beautiful day.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading SPENSER, _The Faerie Queen._ _October 28.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
SPENSERnounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading SPENSER, _The Faerie Queen._ _October 28.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
stormie
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From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
toyle
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From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
warre
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From this reading THE SEARCH JOURNEY From my own diary Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We finished digging out the stable for the mules this morning and brought in some blubber this afternoon.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Bluff has its cap on, but otherwise the sky is nearly clear: there is a little cumulus between White Island and the Bluff, the first I have seen this year on the Barrier.
