adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
meanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
measuringnounUS /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
Myra
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From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
Nell's
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From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
quarantinenounUS /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'd been drinking, that day of the quarantine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I'd fix it so he couldn't back out."
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
up-stairs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She turned and went slowly up-stairs, past the badly done portraits of her people which stared down at her in all their ancient pride.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Myra Nell's lips were white as she said, slowly, measuring him meanwhile with a curious glance:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I reckon you fixed it right enough; I reckon you fixed it so that neither of us can back out."
