used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
bubblesnounUS /ˈbʌbəlz/
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
Claviernoun
a bank of keys on a musical instrument
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
encircleverbUS /enˈsɜːrkəl/
form or draw a circle around
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
KarennounUS /ˈkerən/
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
Karen'snounUS /ˈkerənz/
possessive form of “karen” — the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was so much waiting to be remembered; so much waiting to be thought.
music-room
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From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
preludenounUS /ˈpreɪluːd/
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading There was so much waiting to be remembered; so much waiting to be thought.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so much waiting to be remembered; so much waiting to be thought.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
the season of growth
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
Tante
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From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
Tante's
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From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was so much waiting to be remembered; so much waiting to be thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There was so much waiting to be remembered; so much waiting to be thought.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There was so much waiting to be remembered; so much waiting to be thought.
waked
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From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
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 Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Tante's beautiful notes, rising to her like the bubbles of a spring through clear water, seemed to encircle her, ringing her in from the wider consciousness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lay and listened with a curious, cautious pleasure, like that with which, half awake, one may guide a charming dream, knowing it to be a dream.
Wohltemperirtes
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From this reading Karen was waked next morning by the familiar sound of the _Wohltemperirtes Clavier_.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Tante was at work in the music-room and was playing the prelude in D flat, a special favourite of Karen's.
