adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
ag'in
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From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
burnernounUS /ˈbɜːrnər/
an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
chandeliernounUS /ʃændəˈlɪr/
branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
comin
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From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
couldn't
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From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
creptverbUS /krept/
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
drawing-room
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From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
flannelnounUS /ˈflænəl/
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
Fulkerson
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From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
gownnounUS /ɡaʊn/
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
pulselessadjective
appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The old man turned up a burner in the chandelier, and stood looking on the majestic serenity of the dead face.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He crept by him to the drawing-room, where his son was; the place was full of the awful sweetness of the flowers that Fulkerson had brought, and that lay above the pulseless breast.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He could not move when he saw his wife coming down the stairway in the hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in her long, white flannel bed gown, and the candle she carried shook with her nervous tremor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading He thought she might be walking in her sleep, but she said, quite simply, "I woke up, and I couldn't git to sleep ag'in without comin' to have a look."
