andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
attractedverbUS /əˈtræktɪd/
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading The notion of that stuck in Farr's brooding thoughts.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The martyrs,” Etienne had called them.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
dominationnounUS /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/
social control by dominating
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
Etienne
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From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
Farr
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From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
Farr's
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From this reading The notion of that stuck in Farr's brooding thoughts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
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 They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He arose and hurried away and Etienne followed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
ItaliansnounUS /ˌɪˈtæljənz/
plural of “italian” — a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
martyrsnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərz/
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “The martyrs,” Etienne had called them.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The notion of that stuck in Farr's brooding thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
pike-pole
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From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
rakeverbUS /reɪk/
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading The notion of that stuck in Farr's brooding thoughts.
substitutedverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːtɪd/
past form of “substitute” — put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
sweatingnounUS /ˈswetɪŋ/
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The notion of that stuck in Farr's brooding thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The martyrs,” Etienne had called them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The notion of that stuck in Farr's brooding thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He tried to look deeper into his own heart than he had ever looked before and explain to himself just what motive had attracted him to the child in the first place; he had never been especially interested in children before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They trudged in silence back to the city--Etienne to take his rake and pike-pole from the hands of the man who had substituted at the rack, and Farr to resume surly domination over his sweating Italians.
