adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
airlessadjectiveUS /ˈerləs/
lacking fresh air
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
blowflies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
brewerynounUS /ˈbruːəri/
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
buzzedverbUS /bʌzd/
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
driving-coat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
droopedverbUS /druːpt/
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
lathernounUS /ˈlæðər/
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
Mahony
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
maltverbUS /mɔːlt/
treat with malt or malt extract
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
medicaments
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
MercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "Mercy!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
mothsnounUS /mɔːθs/
plural of “moth” — typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
singedverbUS /sɪndʒd/
past form of “singe” — burn superficially or lightly
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The blowflies buzzed about the ceiling; on the table under the lamp a dozen or more moths lay singed and dead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
thinnestadjectiveUS /ˈθɪnɪst/
superlative of “thin” — of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
unwetted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the stale smells of the day before persisted--that of the medicaments on the shelves, of the unwetted dust on the roads, the sickly odour of malt from a neighbouring brewery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The hot airless night had become the hot airless day: in the garden the leaves on trees and shrubs drooped as under an invisible weight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now it was nearing six o'clock; clad in his thinnest driving-coat, Mahony sat and watched the man who had come to fetch him beat his horse to a lather.
