adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
apologeticallyadverbUS /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪkliː/
in an apologetic manner
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
bedroomnounUS /ˈbedruːm/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
clambering
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
don't
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From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hair-brushes
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
how
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
MikenounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
PAPERSnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
setteenoun
a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
SoonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
towelsnounUS /ˈtaʊəlz/
plural of “towel” — a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
