adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
conductornounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could stop there, Miss," he said.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
Draxy
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From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
Draxy's
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From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
irresolutelyadverb
lacking determination or decisiveness
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
it's
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From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I wish I could stop there, Miss," he said.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
spellboundadjectiveUS /ˈspelbaʊnd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "I wish I could stop there, Miss," he said.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading He stepped near her, and taking the ticket from her hand, turned it over and over irresolutely.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "About ten o'clock, if it's on time," said the conductor, walking away.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But what time will that train get there?" said Draxy, turning pale.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could stop there, Miss," he said.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had not yet glanced at Draxy, but at her "Oh, what shall I do!" he turned back; Draxy's face held him spellbound, as it had held many a man before.
