adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He drew a deep breath of relief that it was over.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He drew a deep breath of relief that it was over.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew a deep breath of relief that it was over.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
Gordon
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
Gramercy
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading He drew a deep breath of relief that it was over.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
Ruth'snounUS /ruːθs/
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
SIRENnounUS /ˈsaɪrən/
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not believe it possible that she retained such power over him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
VOICEnounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had suffered intensely in the scene with his wife.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SIREN Gordon left the house with a lingering look at Ruth's window and turned his face toward Gramercy Park, where another woman was waiting for his footstep.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her pride would come to the rescue; for he knew that with her tenderness she combined strength, and with her delicacy, supreme energy.
