adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gaspare met her at the landing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
Gaspare
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From this reading Gaspare met her at the landing.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To-night it meant nothing to her.
Hermione
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From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
how
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From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
illuminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Gaspare met her at the landing.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To-night it meant nothing to her.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Gaspare met her at the landing.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To-night it meant nothing to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wondered why she had thought of it so strangely.
omennounUS /ˈoʊmən/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
Saint'snounUS /seɪnts/
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She wondered why she had thought of it so strangely.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading She wondered why she had thought of it so strangely.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She wondered why she had thought of it so strangely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
To-night
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From this reading To-night it meant nothing to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That night when Hermione drew near to the island she saw the Saint’s light shining, and remembered how, in the storm, she had longed for it--how, when she had seen it above the roaring sea, she had felt that it was a good omen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was just a lamp lit, as a lamp might be lit in a street, to give illumination in darkness to any one who passed.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She wondered why she had thought of it so strangely.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered why she had thought of it so strangely.
