adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
bumpedverbUS /bʌmpt/
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
draughtyadjective
not airtight
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
elbowsnounUS /ˈelboʊz/
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
fitfullyadverbUS /ˈfɪtfəli/
in a fitful manner
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
fretfuladjectiveUS /ˈfretfəl/
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
hiatusnounUS /haɪˈeɪtəs/
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
leaden-eyed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
mergesverbUS /ˈmɜːrdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “merge” — become one
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
skylightnounUS /ˈskaɪlaɪt/
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
SorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry!
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
torpornounUS /ˈtɔːrpər/
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I started up, bumped my head hard against the decks, and blinked leaden-eyed upwards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
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 That was finally broken by the descent through the skylight of a torrent of water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was broad daylight before I had reached the stage of torpor in which such slumber merges.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Davies I dozed but fitfully, with a fretful sense of sore elbows and neck and many a draughty hiatus among the blankets.
