adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
bearskinnoun
the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
Celie
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From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He no longer feared the wolves.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Leaving her there he ran back through the gate.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpəls/
an instinctive motive
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
LeavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving her there he ran back through the gate.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading He no longer feared the wolves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He no longer feared the wolves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
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 Leaving her there he ran back through the gate.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thanked God that it was a big skin and that it enveloped her completely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Leaving her there he ran back through the gate.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Leaving her there he ran back through the gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first impulse, after those few appalling seconds following their escape from the fire, was to save something from the cabin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still talking to Celie he dropped on his knees and tucked her up warmly in the bearskin, with her back to a tree.
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading He no longer feared the wolves.
