adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
BaldernounUS /ˈbɔːldər/
(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
From this reading Balder gazed and gazed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A woman, surely,--but how strangely dressed!
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
DamascusnounUS /dəˈmæskəs/
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading A woman, surely,--but how strangely dressed!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Balder gazed and gazed.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
how
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From this reading A woman, surely,--but how strangely dressed!
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
kneenounUS /niː/
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading A woman, surely,--but how strangely dressed!
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading A woman, surely,--but how strangely dressed!
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
telescopeverbUS /ˈteləskoʊp/
crush together or collapse
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
voguenounUS /voʊɡ/
the popular taste at a given time
From this reading Such a costume had not been in vogue since Damascus was a new name in men's mouths.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
westernadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Man or woman? he steadied the glass on his knee and looked again.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The next moment he remembered his telescope, and, taking it from its case, he was at a bound within one hundred yards of the western shore.
