adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
cheval
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From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
dressing-room
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From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
Joan's
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From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
knobsnounUS /nɑːbz/
plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
petrifiedverbUS /ˈpetrəfaɪd/
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
recollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
righteousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪtʃəs/
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
secondlyadverbUS /ˈsekəndli/
in the second place
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
shrednounUS /ʃred/
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
SuddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
thirdlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːrdli/
in the third place
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading Suddenly, out of the upper portion of the glass, there looked a scared red face.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of Joan's earliest recollections was the picture of herself standing before the high cheval glass in her mother's dressing-room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She must have been very small, for she could remember looking up and seeing high above her head the two brass knobs by which the glass was fastened to its frame.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Her clothes lay scattered far and wide, falling where she had flung them; not a shred of any kind of covering was left to her.
wrathnounUS /ræθ/
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading It hovered there a moment, and over it in swift succession there passed the expressions, first of petrified amazement, secondly of shocked indignation, and thirdly of righteous wrath.
