adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Where had he seen that face before?
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
Couchee's
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From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
Eileen
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From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where had he seen that face before?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where had he seen that face before?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
rapiernounUS /ˈreɪpiər/
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Suddenly he remembered.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Where had he seen that face before?
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
SuddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he remembered.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where had he seen that face before?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip bent lower, and stared into the face of the dead man.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drew back, and a cold sweat seemed to break out all at once over his face and body.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had he seen that face before?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This man who lay with the broken blade of Pierre Couchee's rapier in his breast had come ashore from the London ship that day in company with Eileen and her father!
