adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
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 Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
Cutty's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
disorderedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərd/
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
Hawksley's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
legitimateadjectiveUS /ləˈdʒɪtəmət/
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
pouchnounUS /paʊtʃ/
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
prismsnounUS /ˈprɪzəmz/
plural of “prism” — a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Take them into the study,” urged Kitty.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “Take them into the study,” urged Kitty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
thumbsnounUS /θʌmz/
plural of “thumb” — the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
tonesnounUS /toʊnz/
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was some clear reason for the horror in Hawksley's tones.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
urgedverbUS /ɜːrdʒd/
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Take them into the study,” urged Kitty.
wantingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/
nonexistent
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she had heard was not the cry of a disordered brain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading What tragedy lay behind these wonderful prisms of colour that the legitimate owner could not look upon them without being stirred in this manner?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her fingers seemingly all thumbs, her heart swelling with misery and loneliness, wanting to go to him but fearing she would be misunderstood, Kitty scooped up the dazzling stones and poured them hastily into the tobacco pouch, which she thrust into Cutty's hands.
