afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading I began to get thoroughly alarmed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began to get thoroughly alarmed.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I began to get thoroughly alarmed.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading I began to get thoroughly alarmed.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began to get thoroughly alarmed.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again.
