adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
Barney
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From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
Barney's
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From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What might be behind his threatening words?
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What might be behind his threatening words?
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
Duchess's
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From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smilingly planted himself squarely in her way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He smilingly planted himself squarely in her way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
Larry
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From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
Maggie
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From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What might be behind his threatening words?
milknounUS /mɪlk/
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
pawnshopnounUS /ˈpɔːnʃɑːp/
a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading He smilingly planted himself squarely in her way.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
smilinglyadverbUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading He smilingly planted himself squarely in her way.
squarelyadverbUS /ˈskwerli/
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading He smilingly planted himself squarely in her way.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading What might be behind his threatening words?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He smilingly planted himself squarely in her way.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What might be behind his threatening words?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning as she was coming in with milk for her breakfast coffee, she met Larry in the Duchess's room behind the pawnshop.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Maggie, as she mounted to her room, was hardly conscious of the ring of menace in Barney's voice; but once she was in bed, his tone and his words came back to her and stirred a strange uneasiness in her mind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barney was angry; Barney was cunning; Barney would stop at nothing to gain his ends.
