adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was drifting along the coast, through the heavy seas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading It was drifting along the coast, through the heavy seas.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading It was drifting along the coast, through the heavy seas.
enormouslyadverbUS /ɪˈnɔːrməsli/
extremely
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Maskull eyed it incuriously for a few minutes.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Maskull eyed it incuriously for a few minutes.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maskull eyed it incuriously for a few minutes.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was drifting along the coast, through the heavy seas.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
incuriously
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From this reading Maskull eyed it incuriously for a few minutes.
investigateverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/
investigate scientifically
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
Maskull
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maskull eyed it incuriously for a few minutes.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Maskull eyed it incuriously for a few minutes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was drifting along the coast, through the heavy seas.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
Teargeld
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was drifting along the coast, through the heavy seas.
throwingverbUS /ˈθroʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it dawned on him that it might be a good thing to investigate its nature.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
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 At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At midnight, when Teargeld was in the south, throwing his shadow straight toward the sea and making everything nearly as bright as day, he saw a great tree floating in the water, not far out.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was thirty feet out of the water, upright, and alive, and its roots must have been enormously deep and wide.
