AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
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 A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
astiradjective
out of bed
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
clangnounUS /klæŋ/
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
GOUTnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading JUDGE GOUT.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
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 The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
JUDGEverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading JUDGE GOUT.
lattices
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From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
out-shot
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From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading A moment, and the news was all over the castle that the prisoner had escaped.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
rushverbUS /rʌʃ/
move hurridly
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lord Charles went at once to his father's room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dorothy had hardly reached her room when the castle was once more astir.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The rush of the guard across the stone court, the clang of opening lattices, and the voices that called from out-shot heads, again filled her ears, but she never once peeped from her window.
