used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE MEYNELL.
(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 All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
divisible by two
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
to a considerable degree
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading ‘Land in sight, sir!
linernounUS /ˈlaɪnər/
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
MEYNELL
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From this reading ALICE MEYNELL.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
quieteradjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪətər/
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
sea-sick
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From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ‘Land in sight, sir!
term of address for a man
From this reading ‘Land in sight, sir!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
strayverbUS /streɪ/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
in the direction of
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
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 All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
at the time that
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
belonging to which person
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stand as mute As one with full strong music in his heart Whose fingers stray upon a shattered lute.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All night the big liner had been plunging heavily, but towards morning she entered quieter water, and when the passengers woke, her rising and falling over the great swells was so easy that even the sea-sick women admitted the relief.
