used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading This appearance continued many hours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
bucketfulnoun
the quantity contained in a bucket
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
without stop or interruption
From this reading This appearance continued many hours.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
greatly pleased
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
Edith
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From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading This appearance continued many hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This appearance continued many hours.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This appearance continued many hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
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 Greatly to our surprise, the water in the bucket shone almost as brilliantly as it did in the ocean.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck.
which person or people
From this reading I got up Edith, who had already retired to her cabin, to look at it.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The next day the wind changed, and the weather became much worse than it had been since we had been taken on board.
