AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
FLAMEnounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
gustyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌsti/
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
KneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
LIGHTNINGnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
SUBTLERadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtələr/
comparative of “subtle” — difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not seem to know me, and in my deep anxiety I did not heed him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kneeling beside Miss Warren, I found that her pulse was very feeble.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Yocomb laid his hand heavily on my shoulder, and asked, in a thick voice, "What does it all mean?"
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
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 I lifted her gently upon the sofa, and threw open a window, so that the damp, gusty wind, full of spray from the rain, might blow in upon her.
Yocomb
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHTNING AND A SUBTLER FLAME On entering the parlor, I found Mr. Yocomb standing up and looking around in a dazed manner.
