a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
Dennison
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From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
enticingadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪsɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT WALK.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
slumbered
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From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT WALK.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading "I could not sleep, though I had seemed tranquil all the evening.
unendurableadjective
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
wakefuladjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading Mr. Dennison, having been broken in his rest the night before, slumbered heavily, and this made my wakeful solitude unendurable.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT WALK.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All day long I had been cramped and restless in the house, which was growing hateful to me.
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 The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon shone brightly, and the cool air came through the window with enticing sweetness.
