adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading She was, however, alive to the importance of her mission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
apparentadjectiveUS /əˈperənt/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
arm-chair
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From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
Balcom
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From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading Flint's condition was unchanged.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
Flint'snounUS /flɪnts/
possessive form of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
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 He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was, however, alive to the importance of her mission.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading She was, however, alive to the importance of her mission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
incoherentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrəntli/
in an incoherent manner
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
leeringadjective
showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
missionnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading She was, however, alive to the importance of her mission.
mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
mumbledverbUS /ˈmʌmbəld/
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was, however, alive to the importance of her mission.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
outdoorsadverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdɔːrz/
outside a building
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, however, alive to the importance of her mission.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
stealthilyadverb
in a stealthy manner
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
Steeling
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From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
From this reading Flint's condition was unchanged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Flint's condition was unchanged.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He lay sprawled out in a huge arm-chair, his head swaying from side to side, as he muttered and mumbled incoherently, while his leering smile caused even Zita to shudder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
wrinklesnounUS /ˈrɪŋkəlz/
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading Steeling herself, she raised Flint from the chair and steadied him with one hand while she tried to smooth out the wrinkles of his clothing so that his mad condition would not be too apparent when they went outdoors.
Zita
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After her brief encounter with Balcom in the hallway Zita stealthily mounted to Flint's room.
