adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parlours were without fires, and washing.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
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 I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
directionsnounUS /dərˈekʃənz/
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The parlours were without fires, and washing.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
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 At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
parlours
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parlours were without fires, and washing.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
procuredverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrd/
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I gave directions afterwards, to have a fire in one of them by seven o'clock every morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
not expected or anticipated
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading The parlours were without fires, and washing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The parlours were without fires, and washing.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited very long in the cold dark passages below, before I could find any one of whom to ask intelligence.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I hardly knew how to creep upstairs, frozen both within and without, to tell such news; but it was not received as if unexpected, and I omitted whatever was not essential to be known.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The parlours were without fires, and washing.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At length I procured the speech of one of the pages, and heard that the night had been the most violently bad of any yet passed!--and no wonder!
