AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
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 The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Their faces were close.
d'Arcambal
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From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
else
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From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Their faces were close.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
FortnounUS /fɔːrt/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
grippedverbUS /ɡrɪpt/
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
Jeanne
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From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
other's
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From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A hand of iron gripped his own.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their shoulders touched.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Their shoulders touched.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their faces were close.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two men who loved Jeanne d'Arcambal above all else on earth gazed for a silent moment into each other's eyes.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading And then, before Philip had found words to say, the master of Fort o' God suddenly placed his arms about his shoulders and embraced him.
