Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
arm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
bed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
black
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
broad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
brush
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
burning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
candle-grease
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
caressingly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
casting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
Claude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
colour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
confusion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
curved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
falling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
feel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
feet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
fingers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
fixed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
flesh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
freezing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
full
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
get
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
grin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
lips
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
modelling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
moved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
nude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was working at the nude woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
once
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
passionate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
saw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
see-sawing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
shock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
silent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
strokes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
tiles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
turning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
understood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
wall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
wildly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
woman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was working at the nude woman.
working
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was working at the nude woman.
