aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are better now?"
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I heard Gavin ask, presently.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "You are better now?"
CATASTROPHEnounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
DARKNESSnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
deceivedverbUS /dɪˈsiːvd/
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
FELLverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
Gavin
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From this reading I heard Gavin ask, presently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard Gavin ask, presently.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
HILLnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard Gavin ask, presently.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
IMPENDINGadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You are better now?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading I heard Gavin ask, presently.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
SCENEnounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL--SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
wavedverbUS /weɪvd/
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He thought that having been taken ill suddenly I had waved to him for help because he chanced to be near.
welfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With all my wits about me I might have left him in that belief, for rather would I have deceived him than had him wonder why his welfare seemed so vital to me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are better now?"
