adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Dorothy, you have made me a whole man again.
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 Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I could walk to Windsor and back."
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
candlelightnounUS /ˈkændəllaɪt/
the light provided by a burning candle
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could walk to Windsor and back."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
Dorothy
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From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
EVILnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
GOODadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dorothy, you have made me a whole man again.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
HOW
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From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Dorothy, you have made me a whole man again.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Dorothy, you have made me a whole man again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
OUTadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could walk to Windsor and back."
to-day
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From this reading "And does my Lord feel better after--after his excitement to-day?" she asked.
Twas
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From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I could walk to Windsor and back."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW GOOD CAME OUT OF EVIL 'Twas about candlelight when I awoke, and Dorothy was sitting alone beside me.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Dorothy, you have made me a whole man again.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading I could walk to Windsor and back."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her fingers were resting upon my arm, and she greeted me with a smile all tenderness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dorothy, you have made me a whole man again.
