adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
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 She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
ardornounUS /ˈɑːrdər/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
chimericaladjectiveUS /kɪˈmerəkəl/
being or relating to or like a chimera
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
ConchanounUS /ˈkɑːntʃə/
(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/
wanted intensely
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
panoramanounUS /ˌpænərˈæmə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
sensibleadjectiveUS /ˈsensəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Concha had never seen him in such a mood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
wayfarernoun
a pedestrian who walks from place to place
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although he held her so closely that the horses were angrily biting each other, she felt that for once there was nothing personal in his ardor.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading But she was sensible of no resentment, either for herself or her race, which, indeed, she knew to be but a wayfarer in the wilderness engaged in a brief chimerical enterprise.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She felt his heart beat as she had felt it before against her soft breast, but she knew that if he thought of her at all it was but as a part of himself, not as the woman he impatiently desired.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading His eyes were blazing, but they stared as if a great and prophetic panorama had risen in this silent wood, where the long faded moss hung as motionless as if by those quiet waters that even the most ardent must cross in his time.
