adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
Bain
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From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the lock of hair still rippled and shone before his eyes.
Billinger
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From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading But the lock of hair still rippled and shone before his eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
firelightnoun
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
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 He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
hyacinthnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
Isobel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
LacnounUS /læk/
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
lockverbUS /lɑːk/
fasten with a lock
From this reading But the lock of hair still rippled and shone before his eyes.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had seen it on Isobel, in the firelight of the camp, at Lac Bain--and he had seen it crowning the beautiful head of the girl back home, the girl of the hyacinth letter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
peculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
rippledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpəld/
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading But the lock of hair still rippled and shone before his eyes.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading But the lock of hair still rippled and shone before his eyes.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading But the lock of hair still rippled and shone before his eyes.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
tressnounUS /tres/
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading Only twice in his life could he remember having seen hair just like this--that peculiar reddish gold that changed its lights with every passing cloud.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a tremendous effort he recovered himself, and saw Billinger staring at him as though the hot sun had for an instant blinded him of reason.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading In that moment of terrible shock--in the one moment when it seemed to him as though no other woman in the world could have worn that golden tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had stopped his horse, and his face had gone as white as death.
