adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
breezenounUS /briːz/
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
COMINGnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
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 Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
lighternounUS /ˈlaɪtər/
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
paddingnounUS /ˈpædɪŋ/
artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
sharplyadverbUS /ˈʃɑːrpli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
softestadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːftəst/
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
stalkingnounUS /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
stepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
swirledverbUS /swɜːrld/
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE COMING Then a padding step, light, lighter than the sound of the softest thought.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading And the eyes stared at them, green eyes with lights that swirled as the flame jumped in the throat of the lamp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was passing near; the faint breeze blew the sound to them, around them, behind them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each man felt as if some creature were stalking him, unseen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
wolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Next--it appeared by magic against the blue black of the night--the head of a great wolf, quite black, shaggy, with sharply pointed ears.
