adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
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 The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
Ben-Hur
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From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
bouldering
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From this reading The bouldering of the pavement was rough.
cheerlessadjective
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
cheerlesslyadverb
in an unhappy manner
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
cloakingverbUS /ˈkloʊkɪŋ/
-ing form of “cloak” — hide under a false appearance
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
crooningnounUS /ˈkruːnɪŋ/
singing in a soft low tone
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
drovernounUS /ˈdroʊvər/
someone who drives a herd
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
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 A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
lanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the act of departing politely
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading The bouldering of the pavement was rough.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The bouldering of the pavement was rough.
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading The loneliness of his situation, the night, the uncertainty cloaking the object of his coming, all affected him cheerlessly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few of the people whom he met saluted him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was dark when, parting with the drover inside the gate, Ben-Hur turned into a narrow lane leading to the south.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The houses on both sides were low, dark, and cheerless; the doors all closed: from the roofs, occasionally, he heard women crooning to children.
