adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
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 room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
aromanounUS /ərˈoʊmə/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
atmospherenounUS /ˈætməsfɪr/
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
belladonnanoun
perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
bookshelvesnounUS /ˈbʊkʃelvz/
plural of “bookshelf” — a shelf on which to keep books
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
classicaladjectiveUS /ˈklæsɪkəl/
of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
DoradonounUS /dɔːˈrɑːdoʊ/
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
editionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
falteringlyadverb
in an unsteady manner
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
fossilsnounUS /ˈfɑːsəlz/
plural of “fossil” — someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
liberalitynounUS /ˌlɪbɜːrˈælətiː/
an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
pervadedverbUS /pərˈveɪdɪd/
past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
philosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
prizedverbUS /praɪzd/
past form of “prize” — hold dear
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
sacrificenounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
tomesnounUS /toʊmz/
plural of “tome” — a (usually) large and scholarly book
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then he lifted the books from their places,--one, two, three,--the volumes he prized the most, ancient classical editions that must have been an El Dorado of themselves to such a student and connoisseur as he.
unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the room was pervaded with the aroma of the belladonna plant in the balcony, and all the soul of the old philosopher was filled with an atmosphere of silent liberality.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew already what was passing in his heart, and my rising perfume assisted the noble sacrifice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went home to his little dark studio, where the sunlight so rarely entered, and where the big tomes and the skull and the fossils, and the picture of the beautiful girl and her crimson roses, greeted him with unchanged looks.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading He stood before the bookshelves and laid his withered fingers falteringly upon the volumes, one after another.
