adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
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 PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
care-free
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
CollienounUS /ˈkɑːli/
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
cushionedadjectiveUS /ˈkʊʃənd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
Dozia
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From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
equippedadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwɪpt/
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
gorgeouslyadverb
in an impressively beautiful manner
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
guestnounUS /ɡest/
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
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 THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
Janey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
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 never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
Lenox
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From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
lettingnounUS /ˈletɪŋ/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
PICKETnounUS /ˈpɪkɪt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
risknounUS /rɪsk/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
slightnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
SPOOKnounUS /spuːk/
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
spookyadjectiveUS /ˈspuːki/
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading "I am not going to run the risk of missing anything," Jane answered from her place in the big cushioned steamer chair.
testingnounUS /ˈtestɪŋ/
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK Not going to bed at all, Janey?" queried Judith, letting her hair fall over her shoulders and shaking her head like a happy care-free Collie.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never knew that old spooky Lenox was so gorgeously equipped."
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This bed is too inviting to slight that way.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Judith was testing the comforts of the big double bed in the guest chamber of Lenox Hall, the same that welcomed Jane and Dozia on the night previous.
