used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
bay-window
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From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
BOLTON
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From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
Brian
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From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
any strong feeling
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
a young female
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
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 Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
lullabynounUS /ˈlʌləbaɪ/
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
on one occasion
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
rocking-chair
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From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
uttered with a trill
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
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 Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
with low volume
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
a person, without saying who
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
not in physical motion
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
successive (without a break)
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The singer was lying back in a rocking-chair close to the bay-window with her baby in her arms.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading Beyond the long, undulating slope there stretched a silver line of sea that gleamed with a still radiance in the light of the dying day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
precisely as stated
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a very sweet voice that sang, and sometimes the low notes were a little tremulous as though some tender emotion thrilled through the song.
which person or people
From this reading And Maud Bolton, who once had been that proud and desolate girl Maud Brian, gazed out upon it with happy, dreaming eyes.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MAUD BOLTON Someone was singing a baby lullaby very softly in the beautiful room with the bay window that looked straight over the rolling down.
