adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
clangnounUS /klæŋ/
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading "A bell!" said Dick, sitting up.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
HalfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
Holywood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
lassitudenoun
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
over-weary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A bell!" said Dick, sitting up.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "A bell!" said Dick, sitting up.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
twittered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful lassitude.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.
