almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
DriftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
FanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
Henny's
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From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
Henrietta
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From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me try.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me try.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
prayverbUS /preɪ/
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading If we can make her sleep quietly for the next few hours she is safe.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Let me try.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No; we will keep her, please the Lord!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Drifting away, I fear;” and Miss Henny's plump face looked almost beautiful, with the tears on it, as she leaned nearer to listen to the faint breath at the child's lips.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fan slowly with this, Miss Henrietta, and you, dear lady, pray that the precious little life may be given us.”
