used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
coverletnoun
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
felicitynounUS /fɪˈlɪsəti/
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
filteredverbUS /ˈfɪltərd/
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
globesnounUS /ɡloʊbz/
plural of “globe” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
coins made of gold
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
intricatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntrəkətli/
with elaboration
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very still.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
liquescentadjective
becoming liquid
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
luminously
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From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
oblongadjectiveUS /ˈɑːblɔːŋ/
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
oilyadjectiveUS /ˈɔɪli/
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was very still.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
tapestrynounUS /ˈtæpəstri/
something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then I clasped my hands under my head, and lay luminously dreaming.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very still.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very still.
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 Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half closing my eyes, the oblong of light became to them crystal and liquescent, as if it were water blotted with innumerable globes of oily green.
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 The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I awoke, somewhat late, and stretched myself with a sense of luxurious felicity.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading The sun came in at my open window, filtered through a confusion of vivid leaves, and made of my common coverlet a woodland tapestry, intricately woven of gold and grey.
