adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He looked again, and narrowly, but still could see nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It flashed upon him that this must be the princess's thread.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked again, and narrowly, but still could see nothing.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
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From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
flashedverbUS /flæʃt/
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It flashed upon him that this must be the princess's thread.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
goblinsnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪnz/
plural of “goblin” — (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
GuidenounUS /ɡaɪd/
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It flashed upon him that this must be the princess's thread.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It flashed upon him that this must be the princess's thread.
narrowlyadverbUS /ˈneroʊli/
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading He looked again, and narrowly, but still could see nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
princess'snounUS /ˈprɪnsesɪz/
possessive form of “princess” — a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
From this reading It flashed upon him that this must be the princess's thread.
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He looked again, and narrowly, but still could see nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It flashed upon him that this must be the princess's thread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Feeling and peering about in the grey of the dawn, his fingers came upon a tight thread.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Curdie's Guide Just as the consolation of this resolve dawned upon his mind and he was turning away for the cellar to follow the goblins into their hole, something touched his hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the slightest touch, and when he looked he could see nothing.
