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 For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
ailments
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
air
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
BIT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
blanket
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
clearing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
cold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
corner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
Court
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
courtiers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
cousins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
crept
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
cured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
dawn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
deep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
died
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
doorway
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
draught
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
draw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
east
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
feet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
fire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
gone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
grey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
held
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
homeless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
hunted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
hut
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
icy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
imaginative
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
imperial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
keen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
majesty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
Meran
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
mere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
mockery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
mountain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
near
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
princely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
reign
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
remorseless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
rich
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
sanatorium
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
saw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
shadows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
sharp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
shelter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
sleeper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
slight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
some
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
space
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
steadily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
stealing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
sucked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the fire had died out, and an icy draught sucked steadily beneath the doorway.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
summits
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
treacherous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
unfurnished
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
universe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
unworshipped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
various
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
wandering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
windows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a thin, grey dawn, stealing up behind clearing summits in the east, crept then against the windows of the mountain hut.
winds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he saw a princely, nay, an imperial Being, homeless for ever, and for ever wandering, hunted as by keen remorseless winds about a universe that held no corner for his feet, his majesty unworshipped, his reign a mockery, his Court unfurnished, and his courtiers mere shadows of deep space....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It brought with it a treacherous, sharp air that made the sleeper draw another blanket near to shelter him from the sudden cold.
WOOD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
XII
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII A BIT OF WOOD He found himself in Meran with some cousins who had various slight ailments, but, being rich and imaginative, had gone to a sanatorium to be cured.
