used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
dearly loved
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
bucketsnounUS /ˈbʌkəts/
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
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 The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
MarinernounUS /ˈmerənər/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
a special situation
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'OH sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
at the time that
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remained, I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
