adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
athletenounUS /ˈæθliːt/
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading "I broke a toe," explained the athlete.
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading When he regained his faculties he broke into the conversation harshly.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading When he regained his faculties he broke into the conversation harshly.
Covington
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From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
dazenounUS /deɪz/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What have you done to yourself?"
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I broke a toe," explained the athlete.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading When he regained his faculties he broke into the conversation harshly.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
GlassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
harshlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrʃli/
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading When he regained his faculties he broke into the conversation harshly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you done to yourself?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I broke a toe," explained the athlete.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
mountverbUS /maʊnt/
attach to a support
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading When he regained his faculties he broke into the conversation harshly.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
SpeedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
SubconsciouslyadverbUS /səbˈkɑːnʃəsli/
from the subconscious mind
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a daze, Speed saw his friend mount the porch painfully; in a daze, he shook his hand.
throwverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What have you done to yourself?"
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading "I broke a toe," explained the athlete.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Subconsciously he beheld Lawrence Glass come panting into view, throw up his hands at sight of Covington, and cry out in a strange tongue.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you done to yourself?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he regained his faculties he broke into the conversation harshly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you done to yourself?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "What have you done to yourself?"
