adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
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 And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
Barbara
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
chiming
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
FatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
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 For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
immobilitynounUS /ˌɪmoʊˈbɪlɪti/
remaining in place
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
intrusionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːʒən/
any entry into an area not previously occupied
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
Miltoun
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
Miltoun's
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
petrolnounUS /ˈpetroʊl/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
relievingverbUS /rɪˈliːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “relieve” — provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
smelledverbUS /smeld/
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
spurtsnounUS /spɜːrts/
plural of “spurt” — the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
swift-moving
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
