used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT PIRATE BEACH.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading AT PIRATE BEACH.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
casementnoun
a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
chaperonnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
Courtney
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From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
Farnham
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From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
a young female
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
graystone
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From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
a female domestic
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
many-gabled
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From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
mirroredadjectiveUS /ˈmɪrərd/
like or characteristic of a mirror image
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
miser's
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From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
Nita
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From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
PIRATEnounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading AT PIRATE BEACH.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
shell-strewn
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From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
shrubberies
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From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
star-spangled
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From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
confined on all sides
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
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 Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight, and the moon rode high in the star-spangled sky, and mirrored itself in the ocean as it rolled its long and heavy swells in upon the silvery sands of the shell-strewn shore.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Up in the second story a dim light gleamed from an open casement, and from it leaned a girl watching the beauty of the summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser's bride.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far up the beach stood an old, graystone mansion, many-gabled and picturesque, surrounded by handsome and spacious grounds dotted with trees and shrubberies.
