acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
AfterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
disentangleverbUS /ˌdɪsənˈtæŋɡəl/
release from entanglement of difficulty
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Was it my fault?
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
furynounUS /ˈfjʊri/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
irrevocableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈrevəkəbəl/
incapable of being retracted or revoked
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it my fault?
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
Maggie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Was it my fault?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
Paul'snounUS /pɔːlz/
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
SKEATON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading She tried to disentangle the events between that moment when Grace, holding the lamp in her hand, blinked at them as they came across the lawn, and that other most awful moment when, in Paul's study, Grace declared final and irrevocable war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were the steps, she used to ask herself afterwards, that led to those last months of fury and tragedy and disaster?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
YEARnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE BATTLE OF SKEATON FIRST YEAR Afterwards, when Maggie looked back she was baffled.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Between those two events ran the history of more than two years, and there was nothing stranger than the way that the scene in the garden and the scene in the study seemed to Maggie to be close together.
