aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
Ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, mother, mother!"--and he gently disengaged himself from her arms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Ah, mother, mother!"--and he gently disengaged himself from her arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She watched him as he rode out of sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading "No, no, no!" he cried, choking with emotion.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No, no, no!" he cried, choking with emotion.
disengagedverbUS /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading "Ah, mother, mother!"--and he gently disengaged himself from her arms.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading "No, no, no!" he cried, choking with emotion.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
foldingnounUS /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Ah, mother, mother!"--and he gently disengaged himself from her arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She watched him as he rode out of sight.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Ah, mother, mother!"--and he gently disengaged himself from her arms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Ah, mother, mother!"--and he gently disengaged himself from her arms.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, no!" he cried, choking with emotion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She watched him as he rode out of sight.
privaciesnounUS /ˈpraɪvəsiz/
plural of “privacy” — the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
quitted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading She watched him as he rode out of sight.
RowannounUS /ˈroʊən/
Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She watched him as he rode out of sight.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she returned and sat in the chair which he had, quitted, folding her hands in her lap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched him as he rode out of sight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You do not mind my speaking to, you about this, Rowan?" she said, sore at having touched some trouble which she felt that he had long been hiding from her, and with full respect for the privacies of his life.
