Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
air
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
awoke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
bathed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
bed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
borders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
bred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
breeze
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
brightest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
ceiling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
chamber
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
confusing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
couch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
curtains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
disquieting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
enters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
find
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
flood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
fro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
gentle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
golden-netted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
hound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
inspecting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
keen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
lavender-scented
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
moved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
muzzle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
odours
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
people
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
perdu
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
poked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
poured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
pungent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
Reconnoitring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
recross
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
reflected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
ripples
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
runs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
runway
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
saturated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
sheets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
sniffing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
strange
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
streets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
strip
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
sun-warmed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
sunlight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
sunny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
sunshine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
surroundings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
sweet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
taint
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
thousand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
thronged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
town
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
towns
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
trails
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
unfamiliar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reconnoitring the room from my sunny couch, I poked my sun-warmed muzzle out of the sheets, sniffing and inspecting the unfamiliar surroundings.
unknown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
vast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
walls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
washing-bowl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
water
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
wavered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I awoke in a flood of brightest sunshine which poured over the walls of my chamber and bathed the sweet lavender-scented sheets on my bed.
white
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The water in the washing-bowl reflected the sunlight, and the white ceiling above me wavered with golden-netted ripples.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Those bred within the strip which runs along the borders of a wilderness find the air of towns confusing, as a keen hound, running perdu, enters a vast runway where a thousand pungent trails recross.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A gentle wind moved the curtains to and fro, a brisk breeze, yet saturated with the disquieting taint of unknown odours, odours of a town whose streets are thronged with strange people.
