adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
circuitously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
coatedadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊtəd/
having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
divedverbUS /daɪvd/
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
encumberedadjectiveUS /enˈkʌmbərd/
loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
equidistances
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
Intentnessnoun
the quality of being intent and concentrated
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
Manston
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
Manston's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
overhungverbUS /oʊvərˈhʌŋ/
inflected form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
pervadedverbUS /pərˈveɪdɪd/
past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
watchernounUS /ˈwɑːtʃər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
