aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His arm had tightened almost fiercely about her.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading His arm had tightened almost fiercely about her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant the girl was awake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading His arm had tightened almost fiercely about her.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading In an instant the girl was awake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
Celie
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From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading His arm had tightened almost fiercely about her.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading In an instant the girl was awake.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His arm had tightened almost fiercely about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant the girl was awake.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In an instant the girl was awake.
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 The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
Philip'snounUS /ˈfɪləps/
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
SwiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
tightenedverbUS /ˈtaɪtənd/
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading His arm had tightened almost fiercely about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shock of the discovery that Blake had escaped brought Philip half to his knees before he thought of Celie.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Swiftly Philip's eyes traveled over the moonlit spaces about them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an instant the girl was awake.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She caught the gleam of his revolver, and in another moment she saw the empty space where their prisoner had been.
