adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The footsteps stopped at last and the low sobs came once more from the bed.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
cagedverbUS /keɪdʒd/
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The footsteps stopped at last and the low sobs came once more from the bed.
catnounUS /kæt/
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
foot-fall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The footsteps stopped at last and the low sobs came once more from the bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
Goddlemighty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
HournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The footsteps stopped at last and the low sobs came once more from the bed.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The footsteps stopped at last and the low sobs came once more from the bed.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
NancenounUS /næns/
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
repetitionnounUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/
an event that repeats
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Goddlemighty, is she gone clean crazy!” she exclaimed.
shed-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The footsteps stopped at last and the low sobs came once more from the bed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
trappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Mary had risen from the bed once and paced the floor in the dark for more than an hour, like a frightened, wild animal, trapped and caged for the first time in life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hour after hour Nance stood beside the wall of the shed-room and with the patience of a cat waited for the sobs to cease and the girl to be quiet.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading With growing wonder, Nance counted the beat of her foot-fall, five steps one way and five back--round after round, round after round, in ceaseless repetition.
