adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
creptverbUS /krept/
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading He sprang down the stairway and walked hastily toward the cliffs.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
hewnadjectiveUS /hjuːn/
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
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 THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
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 The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
MohammednounUS /moʊˈhæmɪd/
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading After looking cautiously around, he crept through the narrow opening in the rocks into the passage.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The silence did him good, and a happy smile played about his lips.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He sprang down the stairway and walked hastily toward the cliffs.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
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From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He sprang down the stairway and walked hastily toward the cliffs.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE STORY-TELLER "I HAVE done work enough to day," murmured Mohammed to himself, as, after having left his mother, he walked through the dirty suburb to the stairway hewn in the rock that led down to the cliffs.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I have worked enough, and mother is well; I will therefore go to my paradise, and rest there awhile."
