used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father kept on holding my hand.
yet to be or coming
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My father kept on holding my hand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was making up my mind, and father was making up his mind.
the act of retaining something
From this reading My father kept on holding my hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was making up my mind, and father was making up his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading My father kept on holding my hand.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I was making up my mind, and father was making up his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I was making up my mind, and father was making up his mind.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father kept on holding my hand.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My father kept on holding my hand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
express in words
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was making up my mind, and father was making up his mind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun crept higher and higher in the heavens, it beat down on us, but it was tempered by the pleasant, cool sea breezes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were both looking into the future, and, truth to tell, our hearts were sad.
at the time that
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
the words that are spoken
From this reading We neither of us spoke; there are moments when words fail us, and these happened to be some.
