aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
(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 Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading On I hurried now to the place of meeting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
staying power
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
limberadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmbər/
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
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 My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
Lucille
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From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading On I hurried now to the place of meeting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading On I hurried now to the place of meeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On I hurried now to the place of meeting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On I hurried now to the place of meeting.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
tingled
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From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
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 Then when I was glowing from the exercise, I dashed the sea water over my face and neck until I tingled all over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
at the time that
From this reading When I was out on the sands, away from Lucille, I ran up and down the beach to start my blood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My legs and arms were stiff from long sitting, and with the cold.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading I beat my arms about my body to limber them, and rubbed my hands and wrists.
