adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Her blue eyes looked at him questioningly as he stood above her.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her blue eyes looked at him questioningly as he stood above her.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
BarrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
Billy'snounUS /ˈbɪliz/
possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her blue eyes looked at him questioningly as he stood above her.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
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From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her blue eyes looked at him questioningly as he stood above her.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
questioninglyadverb
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading Her blue eyes looked at him questioningly as he stood above her.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her blue eyes looked at him questioningly as he stood above her.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rose to his feet and looked down into her upturned face, his hands clenched, his body trembling with the fight he was making.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And then he saw the thing which for a moment he had forgotten-- the long, rough box at the woman's back.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
WordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words came to his lips and were forced back again-- words which almost won in their struggle to tell her again that she had come to him from out of the Barren like an angel, that within the short space since their meeting he had lived a lifetime, and that he loved her as no man had ever loved a woman before.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't know-- what you will do--" Billy's voice sounded strange even to himself.
