adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
facedadjectiveUS /feɪst/
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
fumbledverbUS /ˈfʌmbəld/
past form of “fumble” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
latchverbUS /lætʃ/
fasten with a latch
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
quaked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
StareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My business, -- just a life I left, Was such still dwelling there?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading I fumbled at my nerve, I scanned the windows near; The silence like an ocean rolled, And broke against my ear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fitted to the latch My hand, with trembling care, Lest back the awful door should spring, And leave me standing there.
woodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading I laughed a wooden laugh That I could fear a door, Who danger and the dead had faced, But never quaked before.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I years had been from home, And now, before the door, I dared not open, lest a face I never saw before Stare vacant into mine And ask my business there.
