adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
aislesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “aisle” — a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
archesnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃəz/
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
dimly-lighted
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From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
Dome-church
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From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
Flemming
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From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
Innsbrucknoun
city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
RoodnounUS /ruːd/
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
SalzburgnounUS /ˈsɔːlzbərɡ/
city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
ShipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
statuesnounUS /ˈstætʃuːz/
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
strikingadjectiveUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading He thought them the white marble canopy of a tomb, and himself the marble statue, lying beneath.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following morning Flemming awoke in a chamber of the Golden Ship at Salzburg, just as the clock in the Dome-church opposite was striking ten.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the clock ceased striking, the eight and twenty gigantic bronze statues from the Church of Holy Rood in Innsbruck stalked into the chamber, and arranged themselves along the walls, which spread into dimly-lighted aisles and arches.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
window-shutters
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From this reading The window-shutters were closed, and the room nearly dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was lying on his back, with his hands crossed upon his breast, and his eyes looking up at the white curtains overhead.
