Alister
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From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
disinclinedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd/
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
Ian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
inhabitingverbUS /ɪnˈhæbətɪŋ/
-ing form of “inhabit” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/
in the recent past
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
MercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
Mercy's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING STRANGE.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
STRANGEadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading SOMETHING STRANGE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alister did not feel inclined to go home.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
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 He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He sat for an hour, and when he came down, was as much disinclined to go home as before: he could not rest in his chamber, with no Ian on the other side of its wall!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
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 turned into the castle, climbed the broken steps, and sat on the corner of the wall, the blank hill before him, asleep standing, with the New House on its shoulder, and the moonlight reflected from Mercy's window under which he had so lately stood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was more like Mercy, and he lingered with the night, inhabiting the dream that it was Mercy's house, and she in the next room.
