used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
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 Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
fro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
conformity or harmony
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
kegnounUS /keɡ/
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
not any; not one
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
rhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
rockedverbUS /rɑːkt/
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
ru-u-m-m
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rum! rum! ru-u-m-m!”
RumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading “Rum! rum! ru-u-m-m!”
Identical; not different.
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
except for; apart from
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
Swayle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She sat there, a tall, gaunt figure steadily rocking herself to and fro as though keeping time to some monotonous rhyme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
communicated in words
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
precisely as stated
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Outside on the marshes everything was very quiet, and she rocked on, undisturbed for a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nan Swayle sat in her miserable little cabin with her knees drawn up to her chin; her cat was perched on a rum keg beside her and there was no light save for the cold gleam of stars coming in from the open door.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She was talking to herself in a deep, weary voice, and the words she uttered were always the same, “Rum--rum--ru-u-m-m!”
