againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE CELL BY THE ROOST.
CELLnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading IN THE CELL BY THE ROOST.
cloud-drift
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From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CELL BY THE ROOST.
islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
Osla
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From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
ROOSTverbUS /ruːst/
sit, as on a branch
From this reading IN THE CELL BY THE ROOST.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
sea-rover
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading On the rocky shore of the Holy Isle, Osla sat alone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
spellverbUS /spel/
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CELL BY THE ROOST.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
Vandrad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
wakeverbUS /weɪk/
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading All colour had died out of land and sea; the hills looked naked and the waters cold.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The spell of summer weather had passed from the islands, and in its wake the wind blew keenly from the north, and the grey cloud-drift hurried low overhead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Vandrad, the sea-rover, had gone with the sunshine--had gone, never so Osla said to herself, to return again.
