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 Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading I leapt to my feet in anger.
AppointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
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 On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
drippedverbUS /drɪpt/
inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Your joke goes too far, sir!”
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I leapt to my feet in anger.
Fritz
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From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Your joke goes too far, sir!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
jokenounUS /dʒoʊk/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Your joke goes too far, sir!”
KeepsnounUS /kiːps/
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I leapt to my feet in anger.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
Sapt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “Your joke goes too far, sir!”
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
sneeringadjectiveUS /ˈsnɪrɪŋ/
expressive of contempt
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
Tarlenheim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I leapt to my feet in anger.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Your joke goes too far, sir!”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
von
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table by him sat Fritz von Tarlenheim, pale as a ghost and black as a crow under the eyes.
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 I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I awoke with a start and a shiver; my face, hair and clothes dripped water, and opposite me stood old Sapt, a sneering smile on his face and an empty bucket in his hand.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The King Keeps His Appointment Whether I had slept a minute or a year I knew not.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your joke goes too far, sir!”
