afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
BARUNG
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From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
ExtremelyadverbUS /ekˈstriːmli/
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
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 Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
Maqueda
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From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
Maqueda's
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From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
Mohammedannoun
a follower of Mohammed
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
mutterverbUS /ˈmʌtər/
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
Orme
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From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Must be something in the Mohammedan business after all.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very queer dream,” I heard him mutter.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BARUNG At the sound of this soft voice (the extreme softness of Maqueda’s voice was always one of her greatest charms), Orme opened his eyes and stared at her.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Extremely beautiful woman, and that gold thing looks well on her dark hair.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What does the lord your companion say?” asked Maqueda of me.
