adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
ragsnounUS /ræɡz/
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
riskingverbUS /ˈrɪskɪŋ/
-ing form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading ‘I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
shootverbUS /ʃuːt/
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
storeroomnounUS /ˈstɔːrruːm/
a room in which things are stored
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once only her eyes gleamed back at us in the dusk of the thickets before she disappeared.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “She turned away slowly, walked on, following the bank, and passed into the bushes to the left.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She got in one day and kicked up a row about those miserable rags I picked up in the storeroom to mend my clothes with.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘If she had offered to come aboard I really think I would have tried to shoot her,’ said the man of patches, nervously.
