adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
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 The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came none.
clearedadjectiveUS /klɪrd/
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
misinterpretedverbUS /mɪsɪnˈtɜːrprətɪd/
past form of “misinterpret” — interpret falsely
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There came none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came none.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The two were together, and all preliminary difficulties had been cleared for Robert to say what he had to say, in a manner to make the saying of it well-nigh impossible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have drawn her to his heart at one sign of tenderness.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The girl was frightfully torn with a great wound of shame.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet silence might be misinterpreted by her.
