adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
block-house
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From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
confusedlyadverb
in a confused manner
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
home-coming
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From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
how
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From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
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 He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
theatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
weptverbUS /wept/
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading He found it so good to be back again that for a long time he wept quite happily, until the fiery pillow was moist and cool.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ragged palms and the sea and block-house were swallowed up in a black fog, and his body touched the canvas cot again with a sense of home-coming and relief and rest.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading He remembered confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered how he could have cared to escape from it.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for some great event, but the actors were never ready.
