adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/
quickly and without warning
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The table held his books, his pen and ink and paper.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
charpoy
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From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
chimneyless
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From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
chirag
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From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
Dr
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From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The table held his books, his pen and ink and paper.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading The table held his books, his pen and ink and paper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
nichenounUS /nɪtʃ/
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The table held his books, his pen and ink and paper.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading The table held his books, his pen and ink and paper.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
shoesnounUS /ʃuːz/
a particular situation
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
SunninounUS /ˈsuːni/
a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a charpoy in one corner, and under the charpoy a locked box.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So nobody saw Sunni when he carried his chirag, his little chimneyless, smoking tin lamp, into his room, and set it in a niche on the wall, took off his shoes, and threw himself down on his charpoy at eleven o'clock that night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There were no windows, and the narrow door opened into a passage that ran abruptly into a wall, a few feet farther on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sunni had his own room in the palace, a little square place with a high white wall and a table and chair in it, which Dr. Roberts had given him.
