adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
faintingverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
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 He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
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From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
pamphletsnounUS /ˈpæmfləts/
plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He sat down by the desk, and his head fell forward on the pile of pamphlets he had left there.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose Natty'll go to every one of them places," he murmured as he dropped to sleep.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He dreamed strange, troubled dreams that melted away before he could seize on them, and finally he thought his sister stood before him and called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he went into the house, he found that he was almost fainting with fatigue.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For the first time in his life he thought of them without a sore heart.
