adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
AlwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
atmospherenounUS /ˈætməsfɪr/
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
BELOWprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading BELOW THE DEAD LINE Whisperings!
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
ChangnounUS /tʃæŋ/
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
componentnounUS /kəmˈpoʊnənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
Dagonoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
DEADadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading BELOW THE DEAD LINE Whisperings!
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
drug-laden
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From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
equallyadverbUS /ˈiːkwəli/
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
errantly
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From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading And everywhere the sweet, sickish smell of opium.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
Foo's
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From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
Jim
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From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
LINEnounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading BELOW THE DEAD LINE Whisperings!
loose-fittingadjective
not fitting closely; hanging loosely
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
loose-slippered
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From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
opiumnounUS /ˈoʊpiəm/
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
From this reading And everywhere the sweet, sickish smell of opium.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
quarrelled
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From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
sibilantnoun
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
sickishadjective
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
From this reading And everywhere the sweet, sickish smell of opium.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
SLAP-SLAP
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From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading And everywhere the sweet, sickish smell of opium.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And occasionally another sound: the soft SLAP-SLAP of loose-slippered feet, the faint rustle of equally loose-fitting garments.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And everywhere the sweet, sickish smell of opium.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELOW THE DEAD LINE Whisperings!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Always whisperings, low, sibilant, floating errantly from all sides, until they seemed a component part of the drug-laden atmosphere itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Chang Foo's, simply a cellar or two deeper in Chang Foo's than that in which Dago Jim had quarrelled once--and died!
Whisperings
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From this reading BELOW THE DEAD LINE Whisperings!
