used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
move towards
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
a female human offspring
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
the first light of day
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
at any time
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
issuingnounUS /ˈɪʃuːɪŋ/
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
Morynski
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From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
and nothing more
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
river-mouth
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From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
transport commercially
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
slumberingverbUS /ˈslʌmbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
with low volume
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
speedingnounUS /ˈspiːdɪŋ/
changing location rapidly
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
the season of growth
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
not in physical motion
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
strengtheningnounUS /ˈstreŋθənɪŋ/
becoming stronger
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
twinkledverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəld/
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They had left the port of S---- about midnight, but it had taken them some hours to steam through the vast river-mouth, and they were only now issuing forth into the open sea.
Waldemar
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From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Over the waters, through the ever strengthening morning twilight, a ship was speeding.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On board her were Count Morynski, his daughter, and Waldemar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faint stars still twinkled in the sky, but the distant horizon gleamed with the first streaks of dawn, and the slumbering waves murmured softly, as in a dream.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading Out at sea the mild spring night was yielding before the approach of day.
