adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
adequatelyadverbUS /ˈædəkwətli/
in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The lamp hung by gold chains from the ceiling, which was yellow.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading The lamp hung by gold chains from the ceiling, which was yellow.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
cushionedadjectiveUS /ˈkʊʃənd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/
give a description of
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
divannounUS /dɪˈvæn/
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lamp hung by gold chains from the ceiling, which was yellow.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading The lamp hung by gold chains from the ceiling, which was yellow.
GOLDENadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
illuminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
openingsnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋz/
plural of “opening” — an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
PAVILIONnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
PersiannounUS /ˈpɜːrʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
silknounUS /sɪlk/
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE GOLDEN PAVILION When I opened my eyes it was to a conviction that I dreamed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I lay upon a cushioned divan in a small apartment which I find myself at a loss adequately to describe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading One lamp, burning in a frame of some lemon coloured wood and having its openings filled with green glass, flooded the place with a ghastly illumination.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It was a yellow room, then, its four walls being hung with yellow silk, its floor being entirely covered by a yellow Persian carpet.
