adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
Charpot's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
Domini's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
drippedverbUS /drɪpt/
inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The sky was grey and low.
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 Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
kiosknounUS /ˈkiːɔːsk/
small area set off by walls for special use
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
knockedverbUS /nɑːkt/
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
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 Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sky was grey and low.
MarineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
nougatnoun
nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/
coated with paint
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
railingnounUS /ˈreɪlɪŋ/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was grey and low.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
stickyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪki/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading The place de la Marine was a sea of mud, brown and sticky as nougat.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
Suzanne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
waiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading Long before dawn the Italian waiter rolled off his little bed, put a cap on his head, and knocked at Domini’s and at Suzanne Charpot’s doors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
WetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Wet palms dripped by the railing near a desolate kiosk painted green and blue.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was still dark, and still raining, when the two women came out to get into the carriage that was to take them to the station.
