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aching
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
appeared
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
beauties
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
cave
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
defy
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
delicately
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
drunkenness
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
end
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
etc
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
extended
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Falri
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
feverish
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
frame
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
Genii
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
George
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From this reading --George Withers.
gluttony
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
head
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
impostures
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
lay
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
marks
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
Mirglip
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
more
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
painted
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
Persian
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Show
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
side
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
smelt
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
sorcerernounUS /ˈsɔːr.sər.ər/
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Tales
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
upper
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
Withers
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From this reading --George Withers.
woke
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.