adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
advancedadjectiveUS /ədˈvænst/
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading That one anxious gaze was enough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They come!
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That one anxious gaze was enough.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
gazenounUS /ɡeɪz/
a long fixed look
From this reading That one anxious gaze was enough.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
half-shrieked
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From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
intenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtens/
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
LookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That one anxious gaze was enough.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That one anxious gaze was enough.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They come!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They come!" half-shrieked the dying man, springing up in the bed, and bending over towards the door, which was hastily flung open.
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Looking up into the face of Constance, against whose breast his head had sunk, his countenance changed into an expression of intense delight, and he whispered-- "They have come, Constance! they have come.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading His eyes glared upon the two persons, a man and woman, both well advanced in life, as they entered.
