adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
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 Or had it all been pure chance?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
brushingnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading Dana Phelps was still deliberately brushing off his clothes.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Or had it all been pure chance?
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading Dana Phelps was still deliberately brushing off his clothes.
DananounUS /ˈdeɪnə/
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Dana Phelps was still deliberately brushing off his clothes.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
divertverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrt/
turn aside; turn away from
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
divertedadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
executingnounUS /ˈeksəkjuːtɪŋ/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dana Phelps was still deliberately brushing off his clothes.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or had it all been pure chance?
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
Montague
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
MOVIESnounUS /ˈmuːviz/
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dana Phelps was still deliberately brushing off his clothes.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or had it all been pure chance?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
Phelps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Or had it all been pure chance?
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dana Phelps was still deliberately brushing off his clothes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While our attention had been diverted in the direction of the swamp, the body of Montague Phelps had been stolen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had he been in league with them, executing a flank movement to divert our attention?
X-RAYnounUS /ˈeksreɪ/
electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
XXIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading XXII THE X-RAY “MOVIES” Still holding Dana Phelps between us, we hurried toward the tomb and entered.
