adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Faces emerged from the gloom around him.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading That odd face in bismuth and lampblack was bending over him.
bismuthnounUS /ˈbɪzməθ/
a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
From this reading That odd face in bismuth and lampblack was bending over him.
Braddock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
clothnounUS /klɔːθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
DRESSING-TENT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
dyestuffsnounUS /ˈdaɪstʌfs/
plural of “dyestuff” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Faces emerged from the gloom around him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading That odd face in bismuth and lampblack was bending over him.
FacesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Faces emerged from the gloom around him.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Faces emerged from the gloom around him.
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Faces emerged from the gloom around him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
He's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
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 IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Faces emerged from the gloom around him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
lampblacknoun
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading That odd face in bismuth and lampblack was bending over him.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
mattressnounUS /ˈmætrəs/
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading That odd face in bismuth and lampblack was bending over him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
pillowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
smelledverbUS /smeld/
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
torchnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Some one was holding a torch over his strange couch.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "He's come 'round, Mrs. Braddock," he heard this creature say, in a far-off voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN THE DRESSING-TENT When he regained consciousness, he was lying on a thick, dusty mattress, his head pillowed on a bundle of cloth that smelled of cotton and dyestuffs.
