adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Pedro's was a place of silence.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Otherwise the town was dead.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
environsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
OtherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise the town was dead.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
Pedro's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And Pedro's was a place of silence.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And Pedro's was a place of silence.
silhouetteverbUS /ˌsɪləˈwet/
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
skirtedverbUS /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
vortexnounUS /ˈvɔːrteks/
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
waked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But it was already nearly the middle of night and the village was black; whatever life waked at that hour had been drawn into the vortex of Pedro's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Terry and Denver skirted down the back of the town and saw the broad windows of Pedro's, against which passed a moving silhouette now and again, but never a voice floated out to them.
