adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
calmestadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːməst/
superlative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
flicked
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From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
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 There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
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 When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
monknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
notingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
prayersnounUS /prerz/
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
sharp-eyedadjective
having very keen vision
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he spoke it was only to say: "Did she stay long?"
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading He puffed twice again at the cigarette and then flicked the butt into the fire.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if she had said: "Good morning!" in the calmest of voices.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She felt like the drowning, when the water closes over their heads for the last time.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no answer in him, neither word nor expression, and out of ten sharp-eyed men, nine would have passed him by without noting the difference; but the girl knew him as the monk knows his prayers or the Arab his horse, and a solemn, deep despair came over her.
