adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Did she--know? he asked himself.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
burdennounUS /ˈbɜːrdən/
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
clamouringnoun
loud and persistent outcry from many people
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
Deede
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From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she--know? he asked himself.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
Dunn
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From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
Ella
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From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Or was she ignorant of what it was she had with her?
hammeringnounUS /ˈhæmərɪŋ/
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Did she--know? he asked himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Or was she ignorant of what it was she had with her?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did she--know? he asked himself.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she--know? he asked himself.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed to him that that question, hammering itself so awfully upon his mind and clamouring for an answer, must soon send him mad.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Or was she ignorant of what it was she had with her?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a moment or two Deede Dawson stood looking after it, and then he turned and walked slowly towards the house, and mechanically Dunn followed, the sole thought in his mind, the one idea of which he was conscious, that of Ella driving away into the darkness with the dead body of his murdered friend in the car behind her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Go ahead, then,” said Deede Dawson, and the great car with its terrible burden shot away into the night.
