adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
failedverbUS /feɪld/
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
KleinnounUS /klaɪn/
German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
reasonsnounUS /ˈriːzənz/
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
testifyverbUS /ˈtestəfaɪ/
give testimony in a court of law
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
UnlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
white-faced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
