andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading We were both bareheaded, grimy, pallid through the grit.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We were both bareheaded, grimy, pallid through the grit.
BREAKFASTverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading We were both bareheaded, grimy, pallid through the grit.
gritnounUS /ɡrɪt/
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading We were both bareheaded, grimy, pallid through the grit.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
HALCYONnounUS /ˈhælsiən/
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That way lay madness.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading That way lay madness.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading We were both bareheaded, grimy, pallid through the grit.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That way lay madness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We were both bareheaded, grimy, pallid through the grit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
wanderedverbUS /ˈwɑːndərd/
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That way lay madness.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HALCYON BREAKFAST We were still dazed, I think, for we wandered like two troubled children, our one idea at first to get as far away as we could from the horror behind us.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Now and then we met little groups of country folk hurrying to the track: they stared at us curiously, and some wished to question us.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading But we hurried past them; we had put the wreck behind us.
