AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
BRITISHnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
dawn-wind
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From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
distressesnounUS /dɪˈstresɪz/
plural of “distress” — psychological suffering
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
LASTadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
peacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
refreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/
refresh one's memory
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
rousedverbUS /raʊzd/
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
SEAMANnounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN I The dawn-wind blowing chilly on the boy's skin roused him.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two had merged in sleep, neither demanding aught of the other except to feed and to refresh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was coming to himself with a sore throat and a shiver.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading All night he had slept like a child far from the world and its terrible distresses.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The weary body had brought peace to the worn mind.
