adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading It was Mr. Sabin who broke the silence.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Mr. Sabin was deep in thought.
Duson
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From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
easy-chair
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From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Sabin was deep in thought.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Sabin who broke the silence.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Sabin was deep in thought.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
SabinnounUS /ˈseɪbɪn/
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading Mr. Sabin was deep in thought.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was Mr. Sabin who broke the silence.
stickverbUS /stɪk/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
supplyverbUS /səˈplaɪ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Duson was moving noiselessly about the room, cutting the morning’s supply of newspapers and setting them out upon the table.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mr. Sabin was deep in thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sabin was deep in thought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His master was in a mood which he had been taught to respect.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Mr. Sabin who broke the silence.
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 He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat in an easy-chair with his back to the window, his hands crossed upon his stick, his eyes fixed upon the fire.
