AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
Araby
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From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
BoardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
CasenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
CloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
CommitteenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
CounterpartsnounUS /ˈkaʊntərpɑːrts/
plural of “counterpart” — a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
DeadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
EncounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
Eveline
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From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
evenlyadverbUS /ˈiːvənli/
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
Gallants
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From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
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 If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
idleadjectiveUS /ˈaɪdəl/
not in action or at work
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
IvynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
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 If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
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 Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I knew they were true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
PainfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
RacenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
reflectionnounUS /rɪˈflekʃən/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
RoomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
SistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
strokenounUS /stroʊk/
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
studiedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdid/
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now I knew they were true.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Now I knew they were true.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sisters An Encounter Araby Eveline After the Race Two Gallants The Boarding House A Little Cloud Counterparts Clay A Painful Case Ivy Day in the Committee Room A Mother Grace The Dead There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now I knew they were true.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He had often said to me: “I am not long for this world,” and I had thought his words idle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse.
