adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
abductionnounUS /æbˈdʌkʃən/
the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
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 In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
confirmingadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmɪŋ/
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “It’s ended.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
Fay'snounUS /feɪz/
possessive form of “fay” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
fearsnounUS /fɪrz/
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
FootprintsnounUS /ˈfʊtprɪnts/
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
gray-faced
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From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “It’s all over,” she heard her voice whisper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
It's
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From this reading “It’s all over,” she heard her voice whisper.
Jane
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From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
Lassiter
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From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
LASSITER'S
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From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “It’s all over,” she heard her voice whisper.
ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
speechlesslyadverb
without speaking
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “It’s all over,” she heard her voice whisper.
WAYnounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading LASSITER’S WAY Footprints told the story of little Fay’s abduction.
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “It’s all over,” she heard her voice whisper.
Withersteen
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From this reading In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Then all her life seemed to fall about her in wreck and ruin.
