Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
asleep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
BARBARA'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA'S TUNE.
brighten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
colour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
consequences
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
conviction
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
dressed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
drowsy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
emerged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
enough
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
expanded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
facts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
feet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
fell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
golden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
Harding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
inherited
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
letter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
morning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
one's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
pleasant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
possibilities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
quite
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
remained
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
reverie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
rosy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
Saturday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
sense
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
set
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
share
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
slumber
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
somehow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
splendid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
thought
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
TUNE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA'S TUNE.
vague
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
wake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
way
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
wealth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something to wake to a conviction that one's feet are set on the way to love and wealth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And though the facts were not quite so splendid when he emerged from his drowsy reverie, enough remained of possibilities, golden or rosy, to colour and brighten that Saturday.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
wide
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
woke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
world
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harding fell asleep towards morning, and woke from his slumber with a vague sense that the world had somehow expanded into a wide and pleasant place, and that he had inherited a share of it.
write
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he dressed, he thought of the letter he had to write, and then of its consequences.
