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 Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
accompanied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
carried
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
confused
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
consciousness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
deep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
delirious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
depths
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
Dimly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
draughts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
dreams
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
drowsed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
enough
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
exhausted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
faces
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
fear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
Fever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
Franz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
gather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
haze
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
heard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
images
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
Karen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
kind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
lay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
much
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
nature
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
often
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
painful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
rose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
round
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
sleep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
sleeping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
slept
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
sorrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
sound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Karen lay sleeping in the little room above.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They seemed to gather round her now, as, in confused and painful dreams, she rose from the depths towards consciousness again.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
visions
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
voices
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Fever still drowsed in her blood and a haze of half delirious visions often accompanied her waking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
women
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept so much since they had carried her, Franz, and the two women with kind faces, into this little room; deep draughts of sleep, as though her exhausted nature could never rest enough.
wove
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimly she heard the sound of voices and her dream wove them into images of fear and sorrow.
