adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
brackennounUS /ˈbrækən/
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
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 But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
MOORverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading THE MOOR.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
star-studded
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOOR.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
