AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
ApostatenounUS /əˈpɔːsteɪt/
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be patient.”
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
divined
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
FairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
flushedadjectiveUS /flʌʃt/
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
nervousnessnounUS /ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Be patient.”
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
quick-breathing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
resolutionnounUS /ˌrezəˈluːʃən/
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
stubbornlyadverbUS /ˈstʌbərnli/
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before she spoke, he divined that under her nervousness some resolution lay stubbornly fixed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Let us speak alone,” she said, in a low voice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then, to the old people, “Joel and I will go into the garden awhile to talk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Fair Apostate She stood flushed and quick-breathing when the door had shut, he bending toward her with dark inquiry in his eyes.
