adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
complacentlyadverbUS /kəmˈpleɪsəntli/
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
conditionsnounUS /kənˈdɪʃənz/
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
espied
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From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
HellernounUS /ˈhelər/
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From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
Jessica
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
Mutterchen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
other's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
shrieksnounUS /ʃriːks/
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The _Mutterchen_ and the babies need the rest," he smiled, complacently.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
unconsciousnessnounUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnɪs/
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The baby sprang to his arms, the little boy swarmed up his leg.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
von
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The picture of Professor von Heller as a perfectly trained husband and father was complete.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The children, when they espied him upon our return, uttered shrieks of joy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "They must not climb too many stairs--no;" and he led the way back to comfort with unconsciousness of the painful contrast between past and present conditions that made Jessica and me carefully refrain from meeting each other's eyes.
