adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
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From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
HectornounUS /ˈhektər/
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
increasedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːst/
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
speedingnounUS /ˈspiːdɪŋ/
changing location rapidly
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a feeling that I have not had since I first set foot in Smith Institute.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
usherverbUS /ˈʌʃər/
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Crabb and Hector were sitting side by side in a railroad car, speeding away from Smith Institute.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the heart of each was a feeling of relief, which increased as each minute carried them farther away from the school.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think you will lead a happier life in New York, Mr. Crabb.”
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “Hector,” said the usher, looking younger and happier than his pupil had ever known him, “I feel like a free man now.
