aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
defyverbUS /dɪˈfaɪ/
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “The murderers!” exclaimed Sam involuntarily.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
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 The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading “The murderers!” exclaimed Sam involuntarily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
murderersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərərz/
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “The murderers!” exclaimed Sam involuntarily.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
orbitsnounUS /ˈɔːrbəts/
plural of “orbit” — the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspərˈeɪʃən/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
red-caps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
replacingnounUS /rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “The murderers!” exclaimed Sam involuntarily.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This done they scattered dry leaves over the place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And now,” said the leader, “I defy the devil himself to find it out.”
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
visagenounUS /ˈvɪzədʒ/
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole gang started, and looking up beheld the round black head of Sam just above them, his white eyes strained half out of their orbits, his white teeth chattering, and his whole visage shining with cold perspiration.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The red-caps had nearly finished their work, the grave was filled up, and they were carefully replacing the turf.
