adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
bedroomnounUS /ˈbedruːm/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
candlelightnounUS /ˈkændəllaɪt/
the light provided by a burning candle
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
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 Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
distortedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɔːrtəd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
foolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
goin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
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 Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It's just stifling here with lies and terbacker!”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
hystericallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪkli/
in a hysterical manner
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just stifling here with lies and terbacker!”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading It's just stifling here with lies and terbacker!”
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
Lanty's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
liesnounUS /laɪz/
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading It's just stifling here with lies and terbacker!”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/
with speed
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
stiflingnounUS /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading It's just stifling here with lies and terbacker!”
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
terbacker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just stifling here with lies and terbacker!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With another high laugh, she brushed past him into the kitchen, opened the door, and then paused, and, turning, ran rapidly up to her bedroom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading Here she locked herself in, tore open the bosom of her dress, plucked out the dagger, threw it on the bed, where the green stone gleamed for an instant in the candlelight, and then dropped on her knees beside the bed with her whirling head buried in her cold red hands.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
yarnsnounUS /jɑːrnz/
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Lanty's book had fallen on the floor as she was rising to her feet with a white face, still more strange and distorted in an affected yawn behind her little hand.
Yer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yer makin' me that sick and nervous with yer fool yarns,” she said hysterically, “that I'm goin' to get a little fresh air.
