adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
ami
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From this reading "And his wife, mon ami?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
beastnounUS /biːst/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
Beaudin
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From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
full-grownadjective
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
how
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From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
knottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
m'sieu
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From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
man-shape
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From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "And his wife, mon ami?
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That is how much of a devil and a beast in man-shape he is."
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
Reese
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From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
shelternounUS /ˈʃeltər/
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Again Reese Beaudin laughed in his low, soft voice.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He thrust suddenly his two huge knotted hands through the smoke that drifted between him and the stranger who had sought the shelter of his cabin that night.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "And his wife, mon ami?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "See--I am a man full-grown, m'sieu--a man--and yet I am afraid of him!
