adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His sorrow was no different from a white man's sorrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
Bega
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From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading His sorrow was no different from a white man's sorrow.
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
Doetin
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From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
Doetin's
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From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
Hosteen
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From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
impassivenessnoun
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading His sorrow was no different from a white man's sorrow.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Hosteen Doetin met him, clasped his hand.
Nas
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From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
Naspa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
NavajonounUS /ˈnɑːvəhoʊ/
a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His sorrow was no different from a white man's sorrow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
proneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
Shefford
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From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
somberadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːmbər/
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading His sorrow was no different from a white man's sorrow.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
TanounUS /tɑː/
a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading His sorrow was no different from a white man's sorrow.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond him Shefford saw Nas Ta Bega standing with folded arms, somehow terrible in his somber impassiveness.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At his feet crouched the old woman, Hosteen Doetin's wife, and beside her, prone and quiet, half covered with a blanket, lay Glen Naspa.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading The old Navajo could not speak; his fine face was working in grief; tears streamed from his dim old eyes and rolled down his wrinkled cheeks.
