adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
ChambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
FaradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King's Chamber He found himself in a large room, dimly lighted by a silver lamp that hung from the ceiling.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a dreadful thing to be alone in the king's chamber at the dead of night.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went softly toward it, his heart beating fast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To gain courage he had to remind himself of the beautiful princess who had sent him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far at the other end was a great bed, surrounded with dark heavy curtains.
