AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
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 In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
banverbUS /bæn/
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
Donnelly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last of these came Henry Donnelly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
gravelyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪvli/
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
half-broken
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From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Last of these came Henry Donnelly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
intenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtens/
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Last of these came Henry Donnelly.
lastlyadverbUS /ˈlæstli/
the item at the end
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
misinterpretedverbUS /mɪsɪnˈtɜːrprətɪd/
past form of “misinterpret” — interpret falsely
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
self-forgetting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
SlowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Last of these came Henry Donnelly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The strange man stood, leaning forward, and seemed to devour each, in turn, with his eager eyes.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly and gravely, with the half-broken ban of silence still hanging over them, the people issued from the house.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading In the meantime, all had seen and wondered at the waiting figure; its attitude was too intense and self-forgetting to be misinterpreted.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading After the young men came the fathers of families, and lastly the old men from the gallery seats.
