AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
Ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
considerationnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
DeitynounUS /ˈdiːəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This thing speaks for itself.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
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 Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This thing speaks for itself.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
OmnipresencenounUS /ˌɑːmnəˈprezəns/
the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
peruseverbUS /pərˈuːz/
examine or consider with attention and in detail
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
retiredadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrd/
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah!” said I, “I see how it is.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading This thing speaks for itself.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading This thing speaks for itself.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thing speaks for itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading I gave the matter no further consideration, and at my usual hour retired to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, having placed a candle upon a reading stand at the bed head, and having made an attempt to peruse some pages of the “Omnipresence of the Deity,” I unfortunately fell asleep in less than twenty seconds, leaving the light burning as it was.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A natural accident, such as _will_ happen now and then!”
