adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
glorifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪd/
accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
imploringlyadverb
in a beseeching manner
From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
Mae
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From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
SitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “Take me home,” said Mae again imploringly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Not back there,” as Norman drew her hand through his arm and started for the hut, “O no, not even for a minute.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was afraid he would hate her, at least she told herself so, but in reality, everything and everybody and every place were fast fading out of this eager little mind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Sit here then,” he replied quietly, “while I arrange it with the woman,” and he walked quickly away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mae watched him till he entered the low doorway, in a sort of subdued, glorified happiness, that would break out over her shame and fear.
