adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, look at you!" she said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been in the water.
bragverbUS /bræɡ/
show off
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
disposedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspoʊzd/
having made preparations
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstres/
psychological suffering
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
exclamationsnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been in the water.
HAZELadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Oh, look at you!" she said.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, look at you!" she said.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, look at you!" she said.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading She seemed pale and disturbed, and speedily interrupted his exclamations of triumph by one of delight, which was soon, however, followed by one of distress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
trackedadjectiveUS /trækt/
having tracks
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "You have been in the water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HAZEL returned homeward in a glow of triumph, and for once felt disposed to brag to Helen of his victory--a victory by which she was to profit; not he.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They met in the wood; for she had tracked him by his footsteps.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, look at you!" she said.
