used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
channelsnounUS /ˈtʃænəlz/
official routes of communication
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
Dacht
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From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
DirgenounUS /dɜːrdʒ/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The pilot dropped, the P.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
energeticallyadverbUS /ˌenərˈdʒetɪkli/
in an energetic manner
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
linernounUS /ˈlaɪnər/
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
for more time
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
Mayum
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From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The pilot dropped, the P.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading The pilot dropped, the P.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
reefsnounUS /riːfs/
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
shallows
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From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
transport commercially
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
sulphurverbUS /ˈsʌlfər/
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
From this reading The moon had set long since, the east was bathed in sulphur light and one by one the stars dropped out of existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
tortuousadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃəwəs/
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
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 & O. liner entered through the picturesque Dacht il Mayum, the sluggish waves of the Red Sea.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading After a long, weary night, made seemingly longer by the slow passage through the tortuous channels, threatened by reefs and coral shallows, the “Gate of Dirge” was passed.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Through the wondrous waters the ship cut her way energetically.
