adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
chinnounUS /tʃɪn/
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
drowsyadjectiveUS /ˈdraʊzi/
half asleep
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
guardingverbUS /ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
gunnounUS /ɡʌn/
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
hawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
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 Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
overpoweredverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/
past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
prickverbUS /prɪk/
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
swoopingverbUS /ˈswuːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
thornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He saw the hawk swooping down upon the church, and in a moment he had seized his gun and shot at the bird.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyelids closed and his head sank on his shoulders, but the thorns ran into him and were so painful that he awoke at once.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The moon was already risen and it was as light as day, when suddenly he heard a fearful noise, and at the same time a terrible desire to sleep overpowered him.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading The hawk fell heavily under a big stone, severely wounded in its right wing.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Then the younger brother took his turn of guarding the windows, and to prevent his being overcome by sleep he placed a lot of thorns under his chin, so that if he felt drowsy and nodded his head they would prick him and keep him awake.
