adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
cynicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
DodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
Dunlap
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From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
hazarded
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From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
significantlyadverbUS /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
in a statistically significant way
From this reading Murray Dodge looked at her significantly, but said nothing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a certain cynical bitterness in his tone which made her shudder.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I came here to hide, to vanish forever from those who know me."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you were to be discovered--what then?" she hazarded.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man paused a moment to watch the effect of his revelation of himself to Constance Dunlap.
