adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He turned to the park, to his camp, and the many duties of a hunter.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He turned to the park, to his camp, and the many duties of a hunter.
eloquentadjectiveUS /ˈeləkwənt/
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
expressiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspresɪv/
characterized by expression
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
finalitynounUS /faɪˈnæləti/
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
gesturenounUS /ˈdʒestʃər/
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was gone!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading He turned to the park, to his camp, and the many duties of a hunter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He turned to the park, to his camp, and the many duties of a hunter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He turned to the park, to his camp, and the many duties of a hunter.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gone!
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
SlowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to the park, to his camp, and the many duties of a hunter.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
upraisedadjective
held up in the air
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading That vast spruce slope seemed to have swallowed her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was gone!
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Slowly Dale lowered his arm with gesture expressive of a strange finality, an eloquent despair, of which he was unconscious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dale stood with face and arm upraised, and he watched Helen ride off the ledge to disappear in the forest.
