adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
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 “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He might,” snapped Kerry, “but he didn't.”
chancesnounUS /ˈtʃænsəz/
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Perhaps he did take unnecessary chances.
cosynounUS /ˈkoʊzi/
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
didn't
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From this reading “He might,” snapped Kerry, “but he didn't.”
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
It's
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From this reading “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
Kerry
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From this reading “He might,” snapped Kerry, “but he didn't.”
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 Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
knifedverbUS /naɪft/
past form of “knife” — use a knife on
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
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 “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he did take unnecessary chances.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
sitting-room
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From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “He might,” snapped Kerry, “but he didn't.”
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Perhaps he did take unnecessary chances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's silly, all the same,” he persisted.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
to-night
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From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
unnecessaryadjectiveUS /ənˈnesəseri/
not necessary
From this reading Perhaps he did take unnecessary chances.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, remembering his wife, who would be waiting for him in the cosy sitting-room he knew a sudden pang.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The man who did the job out there in the fog to-night might have knifed you or shot you long before you could have got here.”
