adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
astiradjective
out of bed
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
dressernounUS /ˈdresər/
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
ewernounUS /ˈjuːər/
an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
Ghip-Ghisizzle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
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 So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
how
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From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
oversleptverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈslept/
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
quietedverbUS /ˈkwaɪətɪd/
past form of “quiet” — become quiet or quieter
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
snoresnounUS /snɔːrz/
plural of “snore” — the rattling noise produced when snoring
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
TrotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
undressing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading So the little girl got up and, finding a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the guards had gone to sleep by this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other inhabitants of the Royal Palace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Trot watched from the window the escape of Ghip-Ghisizzle but did not know, of course, who it was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then, after the City had quieted down again, she lay upon the bed without undressing and was sound asleep in a minute.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one else in the palace was yet astir.
