adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
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 The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
bluishadjectiveUS /ˈbluːɪʃ/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
CLUBnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE TOBACCO CLUB.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
emittedverbUS /ɪˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
tallownounUS /ˈtæloʊ/
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOBACCO CLUB.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
TOBACCOnounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading THE TOBACCO CLUB.
vapornounUS /ˈveɪpər/
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The king ordered the man in waiting to light several additional candles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a short interval of silence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the lips of all had soon enveloped the room with a veil of bluish vapor, from the midst of which the tallow candle emitted a faint, sickly light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each one busied himself with pipe and tobacco.
