Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

(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 Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

completely unclothed

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

past form of “borrow” — get temporarily

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

make calm or still

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.

in a dreamy manner

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

held dear

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.

the common people generally

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

a particular point in time

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

and nothing more

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

above and across; more than

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.

reflecting optimism

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

the season of growth

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

the rays of the sun

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

hard to endure

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.

many-sided

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.

a late time of life

From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.

but in spite of that

From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.