adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He closed his eyes against the light.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
attractedverbUS /əˈtræktɪd/
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
brass-wrought
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From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He closed his eyes against the light.
CLUBnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
CRIMEnounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
devilsnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
exquisitelyadverbUS /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
Jimmie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
tattoonounUS /ˌtæˈtuː/
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He regained his senses to find himself lying on a couch in a strange room that had a most exquisitely brass-wrought dome light in the ceiling.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That was what attracted his attention, because the light hurt his eyes, and his head was already throbbing as though a thousand devils were beating a diabolical tattoo upon it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CRIME CLUB For what length of time he had remained unconscious, Jimmie Dale had not the slightest idea.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he?
