adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
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 Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He had made a bad guess.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
Charles'snounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlzɪz/
possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
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 Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He had made a bad guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made a bad guess.
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 With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
hairsnounUS /herz/
plural of “hair” — 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 Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
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 Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
hirsuteadjectiveUS /hərˈsuːt/
having or covered with hair
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
Kentuckian's
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From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
liftverbUS /lɪft/
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
lightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made a bad guess.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
scalpnounUS /skælp/
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
swoopnounUS /swuːp/
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even as I thought that thought, Charles appeared to form a sudden and resolute determination.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Next instant the doctor uttered a loud and terrified howl of pain, while several of his hairs, root and all, came out of his scalp in Charles's hand, leaving a few drops of blood on the skin of the head in the place they were torn from.
wignounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading There was no doubt at all it was not a wig, but the Kentuckian's natural hirsute covering.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one lightning swoop he seized the doctor's hair in his powerful hand, and tried to lift it off bodily.
