adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
calmingnounUS /ˈkɑːmɪŋ/
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
chattered
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From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
convulsivelyadverb
with convulsions, in a convulsive way
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
decipherverbUS /dɪˈsaɪfər/
convert code into ordinary language
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
extendedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstendəd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
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 And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
hieroglyphicsnounUS /ˌhaɪroʊˈɡlɪfɪks/
plural of “hieroglyphic” — writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
microscopicadjectiveUS /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑːpɪk/
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The name is there!" said he.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to know the name, I must know that name!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Is there no one who can tell me that name?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading And at these words he shuddered; his head moved convulsively upon his shoulders, and his teeth chattered; but soon calming himself, he murmured:
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading Thus speaking, he raised the picture to a level with his face, and with bent head and extended neck, appeared to be trying to decipher upon the canvas some microscopic writing or obscure hieroglyphics.
