adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
bindverbUS /baɪnd/
stick to firmly
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
groovenounUS /ɡruːv/
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
hurtsnounUS /hɜːrts/
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “It hurts,” she replied, simply.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It hurts,” she replied, simply.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It hurts,” she replied, simply.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
scarfnounUS /skɑːrf/
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It hurts,” she replied, simply.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading “It hurts,” she replied, simply.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
slitnounUS /slɪt/
a long narrow opening
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
untiedadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪd/
not tied
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
UsingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the blood had hardened, it was necessary to slit her sleeve to the shoulder.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They went, and she sat upon a stone while he knelt beside her and untied his scarf from her arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Come with me down to the brook and let me wash and bind it properly.”
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Using his scarf, he washed the blood from the wound, and found it to be merely a cut, a groove, on the surface.
