adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I have not read the papers giving an account of your trial.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have not read the papers giving an account of your trial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
disobeyverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
Dyck
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From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
FRIENDnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading I have not read the papers giving an account of your trial.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I have not read the papers giving an account of your trial.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading This was the substance of the letter:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the substance of the letter:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading I have not read the papers giving an account of your trial.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The sight of it caught his heart like a warm hand and pressed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading The light of the cell was dim, but Dyck managed to read the letter without great difficulty, for the writing was almost as precise as print.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: I have wanted to visit you in prison, but my mother has forbidden it, and so, even if I could be let to enter, I must not disobey her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not read the papers giving an account of your trial.
