adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
fog-like
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From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
ghostlier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
grayeradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪər/
comparative of “gray” — of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could he see the rail of the scow, or the river.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nor could he see the rail of the scow, or the river.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Nor could he see the rail of the scow, or the river.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Nor could he see the rail of the scow, or the river.
scownounUS /skaʊ/
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading Nor could he see the rail of the scow, or the river.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Kent found the darkness more fog-like; about him was a grayer, ghostlier sort of gloom.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But he could not see the water under his feet.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading From the stern, ten feet from the cabin door, the cabin itself was swallowed up and invisible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
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 But he could not see the water under his feet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was that hour when, with clear skies, the gray northern dawn would have been breaking faintly over the eastern forests.
