used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
Aye
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From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
blunderedverbUS /ˈblʌndərd/
past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
the act of burning something
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
cubbyholenounUS /ˈkʌbihoʊl/
a small compartment
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
disclosedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskloʊzd/
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
foc'sle-bred
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From this reading Aye, to my foc'sle-bred senses the quarters were palatial.
gimbals
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From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
not accessible to view
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
not any; not one
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
palatialadjectiveUS /pəˈleɪʃəl/
relating to or being a palace
From this reading Aye, to my foc'sle-bred senses the quarters were palatial.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Aye, to my foc'sle-bred senses the quarters were palatial.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
skirtsnounUS /skɜːrts/
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading Aye, and it was a room, a spacious cabin, not a cubbyhole berth I had blundered into; the lady's own quarters, no less.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was on her knees, at the other end of the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aye, to my foc'sle-bred senses the quarters were palatial.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lady crouched on her knees, with her skirts spread wide, and her hands hidden behind her back.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There was a lamp burning in gimbals, and its light disclosed to my first startled glance that it was a woman's room.
