adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
disengagedverbUS /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading Till then, good-bye.”
GouldnounUS /ɡuːld/
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
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 Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/
with speed
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be on the balcony at five o’clock to see you pass.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
straightenedverbUS /ˈstreɪtənd/
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Till then, good-bye.”
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till then, good-bye.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Charles Gould walked rapidly round the table, and, seizing her hands, bent down, pressing them both to his lips.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before he straightened himself up again to his full height she had disengaged one to smooth his cheek with a light touch, as if he were a little boy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, you are going to meet the escort.
