adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
loungingverbUS /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
notwithstandingadverbUS /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/
the act of subjugating by cruelty
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
palm-tree
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
proofnounUS /pruːf/
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
pursuednounUS /pərˈsuːd/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
sleepernounUS /ˈsliːpər/
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
stiflingnounUS /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
TrentnounUS /trent/
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
UsuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
wakefulnessnoun
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
wrappedadjectiveUS /ræpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
