adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading And when they did, oh, the dead blank!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And when they did, oh, the dead blank!
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And when they did, oh, the dead blank!
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And when they did, oh, the dead blank!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
RosanounUS /ˈroʊzə/
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
sickroomnoun
a room to which a sick person is confined
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
StainesverbUS /steɪnz/
third-person singular of “stain” — color with a liquid dye or tint
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
suitverbUS /suːt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they did, oh, the dead blank!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading But she came out of that terrible fight weak as a child.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when they did, oh, the dead blank!
widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The sweet pale face, the widow's cap, the suit of deep black--it was long ere these came down from the sickroom.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Youth struggled with death for her, and won the battle.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Rosa Staines had youth on her side, and it is an old saying that youth will not be denied.
