adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
Cornelia
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
gropinglyadverb
in an uncertain groping manner
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in seeming.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
Lizzie
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
lockverbUS /lɑːk/
fasten with a lock
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only in seeming.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
refasten
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Only in seeming.
setteenoun
a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/
without speaking
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
stealthyadjectiveUS /ˈstelθi/
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
VacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading Vacant?
window-door
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
