adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
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 He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
baritonenounUS /ˈberətoʊn/
a male singer
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
bassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
candle-light
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
cat-fashion
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
concealedadjectiveUS /kənˈsiːld/
not accessible to view
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
Dakmar
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
don't
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
forefingernounUS /ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər/
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
GrimadjectiveUS /ɡrɪm/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
Grim's
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
grouchilyadverb
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
hair-trigger
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
Jeremy
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
judgingnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
likesnounUS /laɪks/
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
Mephistophelianadjective
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
see-saw
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
snoringnounUS /ˈsnɔːrɪŋ/
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
Yussuf
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
