adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
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 The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
chequeredadjective
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
disusedadjective
no longer in use
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
dreamernounUS /ˈdriːmər/
someone who is dreaming
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
farmyardnounUS /ˈfɑːrmjɑːrd/
an area adjacent to farm buildings
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
gentilitynounUS /dʒenˈtɪlɪti/
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
hill-farm
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From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
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 He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
occasionsnounUS /əˈkeɪʒənz/
something you have to do
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
refinementsnounUS /rɪˈfaɪnmənts/
plural of “refinement” — a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
vividnessnounUS /ˈvɪvədnəs/
interest and variety and intensity
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The room showed some poor efforts at gentility, a carpet on the floor, a piano, I think, against the wall; but, for all these refinements, there was no mistaking he was in a moorland place, among hillside people, and set in miles of heather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to him that he was in the first floor of a rough hill-farm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will just note one of these occasions, ere I pass on to what makes my dreamer truly interesting.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He looked down from the window upon a bare farmyard, that seemed to have been long disused.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor gentleman has since been troubled by nothing of the sort; indeed, his nights were for some while like other men’s, now blank, now chequered with dreams, and these sometimes charming, sometimes appalling, but except for an occasional vividness, of no extraordinary kind.
