adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
brimmedverbUS /brɪmd/
inflected form of “brim” — be completely full
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
Harrigan
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From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
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 She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
Kate's
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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
McTee
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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
scowlnounUS /skaʊl/
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
sizenounUS /saɪz/
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
