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!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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.
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 My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
dankadjectiveUS /dæŋk/
unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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.
drunkenadjectiveUS /ˈdrʌŋkən/
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
(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!
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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!
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.
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.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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.
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!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
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!
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.
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.
not in physical motion
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank; Sure I had drunken in my dreams, And still my body drank.
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 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.