adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
apparentadjectiveUS /əˈperənt/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
fellow-travelers
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From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
Jura
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From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
NewmannounUS /ˈnuːmən/
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
observantadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvənt/
paying close attention especially to details
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
railway-carriage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
reddening
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From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
snow-powdered
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From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward morning slumber really came, as an effect of mental rather than of physical fatigue.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Newman possessed a remarkable talent for sitting still when it was necessary, and he had an opportunity to use it on his journey to Switzerland.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He slept for a couple of hours, and at last, waking, found his eyes resting upon one of the snow-powdered peaks of the Jura, behind which the sky was just reddening with the dawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The successive hours of the night brought him no sleep, but he sat motionless in his corner of the railway-carriage, with his eyes closed, and the most observant of his fellow-travelers might have envied him his apparent slumber.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading But he saw neither the cold mountain nor the warm sky; his consciousness began to throb again, on the very instant, with a sense of his wrong.
