adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
horizonnounUS /hərˈaɪzən/
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
HushverbUS /hʌʃ/
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush, Pierre!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
LawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading "Hush, Pierre!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
pointingverbUS /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Presently she saw them.
raptadjectiveUS /ræpt/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Presently she saw them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
shepherd'snounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The two watched her without speaking.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Presently she saw them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two watched her without speaking.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The two watched her without speaking.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The two watched her without speaking.