AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Could anything be sadder?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
BABYnounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could anything be sadder?
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could anything be sadder?
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
disturbingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
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 A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
sadderadjectiveUS /ˈsædər/
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Could anything be sadder?
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading _A BABY_ had come, but he was not welcome.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A quick, eager turning of the head, a look half anxious, half fearful, and then the almost breathless question, “Where is my baby?”
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman opened the chamber door noiselessly and came in, the faint rustle of her garments disturbing the quiet air.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young mother lay with her white face to the wall, still as death.
