adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
AmennounUS /eɪˈmen/
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
BOATnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
dippingverbUS /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
DoubtlessadverbUS /ˈdaʊtləs/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading She thought to herself that she dreamed.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She thought to herself that she dreamed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
liesnounUS /laɪz/
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
RAnounUS /rɑː/
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
rippledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpəld/
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
StarnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
ThebesnounUS /θiːbz/
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought to herself that she dreamed.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
Tua
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOAT OF RA Tua, Star of Amen, opened her eyes.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
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 For some time already she had lain as one lies between sleep and waking, and it seemed to her that she heard the sound of dipping oars, and of water that rippled gently against the sides of a ship.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless she was in her bed in the palace at Thebes, and presently, when it was light, her ladies would come to waken her.
