adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
ChadnounUS /tʃæd/
a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
feather-bed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
FIGHTINGnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
hoenounUS /hoʊ/
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
milknounUS /mɪlk/
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
MorningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
presciencenounUS /ˈpriːʃiəns/
the power to foresee the future
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
rebuildverbUS /riˈbɪld/
build again
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
rekindleverbUS /riˈkɪndəl/
kindle anew, as of a fire
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
rousedverbUS /raʊzd/
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
sharplyadverbUS /ˈʃɑːrpli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
slippedverbUS /slɪpt/
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Again from habit he started to spring hurriedly to his feet and, again sharply conscious, he lay down again.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
TwiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The third time he was awakened by the subtle prescience of dawn and his eyes opened on a flaming radiance in the east.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
WAYnounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading FIGHTING THEIR WAY Twice, during the night, Jack roused him by trying to push himself farther under the blanket and Chad rose to rebuild the fire.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There was no wood to cut, no fire to rekindle, no water to carry from the spring, no cow to milk, no corn to hoe; there was nothing to do--nothing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Morning after morning, with a day's hard toil at a man's task before him, what would he not have given, when old Jim called him, to have stretched his aching little legs down the folds of the thick feather-bed and slipped back into the delicious rest of sleep and dreams?
