adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was resolved to preach a sermon.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
AiredalenounUS /ˈerdeɪl/
breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
Bishop'snounUS /ˈbɪʃəps/
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
hemispherenounUS /ˈhemɪsfɪr/
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
preachverbUS /priːtʃ/
deliver a sermon
From this reading He was resolved to preach a sermon.
prohibitionnounUS /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
reading-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/
determined
From this reading He was resolved to preach a sermon.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading At dusk he met Miss Airedale on the high balcony that runs around the reading-room of the hotel.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading He was resolved to preach a sermon.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
tiptoedverbUS /ˈtɪptoʊd/
past form of “tiptoe” — walk on one's toes
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was resolved to preach a sermon.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He looked down at Miss Airedale, who had gone to sleep while waiting for him to say something.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Against the wide challenge of that blue hemisphere, where half the world lay open and free to the eye, the Bishop's prohibition lost weight.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading He tiptoed away and went to his room to write down some ideas.
