ActionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
FindingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
gablenounUS /ˈɡeɪbəl/
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
MaturedadjectiveUS /məˈtjʊrd/
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
PlanverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
unfermentedadjective
not soured or preserved
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
UnusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured He was awakened by the unaccustomed silence.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then remembrance came, and he stretched in lazy enjoyment of the stillness and the soft feather bed upon which he had slept.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Finding himself too wide awake for more sleep, he went over to the little gable window and looked out.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The unfermented wine of another spring day came to his eager nostrils.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As he lay with his eyes open, his first thought was that all things had stopped--the world had come to its end.
