AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
AfaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
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 My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
clappersnoun
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Matara, curled up in the grass, shivered in his sleep.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
entrailsnounUS /ˈentrəlz/
internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matara, curled up in the grass, shivered in his sleep.
hootedverbUS /ˈhuːtɪd/
past form of “hoot” — to utter a loud clamorous shout
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
Matara
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matara, curled up in the grass, shivered in his sleep.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
snounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Matara, curled up in the grass, shivered in his sleep.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Matara, curled up in the grass, shivered in his sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
soakverbUS /soʊk/
submerge in a liquid
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
twigsnounUS /twɪɡz/
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Matara, curled up in the grass, shivered in his sleep.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A heavy dew seemed to soak through our flesh and made our very entrails cold.
wakeverbUS /weɪk/
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
watchmennounUS /ˈwɑːtʃmen/
plural of “watchman” — a guard who keeps watch
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
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 The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The grass, the twigs, the leaves, covered with drops of water, were gray in the moonlight.
woodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Afar, the watchmen of white mens houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My teeth rattled in my head so loud that I was afraid the noise would wake up all the land.
