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 Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She is alone--all alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The servants are all asleep in their chambers.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading The servants are all asleep in their chambers.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading The servants are all asleep in their chambers.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
how
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From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
Jane
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From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
seesnounUS /siːz/
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servants are all asleep in their chambers.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is alone--all alone.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Nothing was stirring, and nobody had heard how Lady Jane Douglas left her chamber and glided down the corridor.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants are all asleep in their chambers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No one has heard it, and no eye is awake, and none sees what is now taking place in the queen’s room.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading Still all was calm and quiet in the palace of Whitehall.
