adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
flourishedverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃt/
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
Hiram
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From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
jewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
Paula
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading As she did so she looked out, and she saw Hiram leap into a boat and push the light bark from the shore.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
signalnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəl/
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
SleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This could only mean that he had fulfilled his commission and sold her jewel.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
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 She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading She dared neither signal nor call to him; but when the faithful soul had reached open water he looked back at her window, recognized her in her white morning dress and flourished the oar high in the air.
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 Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the great excitement of the night Paula had thrown herself on her bed with throbbing pulses.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sleep would not come to her, and so at rather more than two hours after sunrise she went to the window to close the shutters.
