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 told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
awoke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
beams
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
book-shelf
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
boy-actor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
carefully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
chocolate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
copy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
corroborate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
counting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
cup
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
curtains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
Cyril
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
down
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
dusty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
face
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
felt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
go
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
gold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
Graham's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
hand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
heart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
home
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
line
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
o'clock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
passion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
past
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
petit-pain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
poem
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
pulse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
saw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
separate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
servant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
Shakespeare's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
slanting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
Sonnets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
streaming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
sun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
theory
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every poem seemed to me to corroborate Cyril Graham’s theory.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
throb
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
twelve
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I felt as if I had my hand upon Shakespeare’s heart, and was counting each separate throb and pulse of passion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was past twelve o’clock when I awoke, and the sun was streaming in through the curtains of my room in long slanting beams of dusty gold.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought of the wonderful boy-actor, and saw his face in every line.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told my servant that I would be at home to no one; and after I had had a cup of chocolate and a _petit-pain_, I took down from the book-shelf my copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and began to go carefully through them.
