adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He gazed around him curiously.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading He gazed around him curiously.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He gazed around him curiously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gazed around him curiously.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE "PEACOCK."
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
PEACOCKnounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE "PEACOCK."
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
SAILINGnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE "PEACOCK."
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
soilnounUS /sɔɪl/
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE "PEACOCK."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, my, what a bad dream I have had!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was in a plainly furnished room, lying on the top of a bed covered with a rubber blanket, so that his wet clothing might not soil the linen beneath.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Such were the words which Dick uttered to himself when he came once again to the full possession of his senses.
