adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
built-inadjectiveUS /ˈbɪltɪn/
existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
continuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəs/
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
curtainnounUS /ˈkɜːrtən/
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
else
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “You’re wanted, sir—you’re wanted!”
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “You’re wanted, sir—you’re wanted!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
You're
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From this reading “You’re wanted, sir—you’re wanted!”
