used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
clenching
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From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
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 "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
dancedverbUS /dænst/
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
deathlyadjectiveUS /ˈdeθli/
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading It is not Drake.
put on clothes
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
grippingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a mistake--a mistake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a mistake--a mistake.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
roused to anger
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It is a mistake--a mistake.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
Nell
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From this reading Nell sat still--very, very still.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
move upward
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Nell sat still--very, very still.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
transport commercially
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
not in physical motion
From this reading Nell sat still--very, very still.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nell sat still--very, very still.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The vast room seemed to rise and sway before her like a ship in a heavy sea; the lights danced in a mad whirl; the music roared a chaos of sound in her ears, and a deathly feeling crept over her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I will not faint--I will not faint!" she said to herself, clenching her teeth hard, and gripping her dress with her cold hands.
