adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
BeaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
billiard-balls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
breezenounUS /briːz/
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
chainnounUS /tʃeɪn/
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
clickverbUS /klɪk/
move or strike with a noise
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
CommonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
eleventhadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
extravagancenounUS /ekˈstrævəɡəns/
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
foreshortened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
fresheningverbUS /ˈfreʃənɪŋ/
-ing form of “freshen” — make (to feel) fresh
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
insufferableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsʌfərəbəl/
unbearably arrogant or conceited
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
perspectivenounUS /pərˈspektɪv/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
profaning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
semi-cylindrical
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heat was insufferable and I thought with joy of the morrow, of the deck of the steamer, the freshening breeze, the sense of getting out to sea.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading As “every one” was out of town perhaps the servants, in the extravagance of their leisure, were profaning the tables.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
vaguenessnounUS /ˈveɪɡnɪs/
unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
From this reading The club on the hill alone, from its semi-cylindrical front, projected a glow upon the dusky vagueness of the Common, and as I passed it I heard in the hot stillness the click of a pair of billiard-balls.
vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was even glad of what I had learned in the afternoon at the office of the company—that at the eleventh hour an old ship with a lower standard of speed had been put on in place of the vessel in which I had taken my passage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, was a foreshortened desert.
