amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
chafedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪft/
painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
else
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From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
impalpablyadverb
not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
NowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Nowhere else did the evening gray and sombre into the mysterious night impalpably as here.
tardyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːrdi/
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening came on, slow and cold.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Even he fell into the tranquil tone, and chafed under it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life itself, the Doctor thought, impatiently, was cool and tardy here among the hills.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The quiet, wide and deep, folded him in, forced his trivial heat into silence and thought.
