adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
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 ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
Lawford
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading ‘No,’ he said; ‘I spent the evening at the house of a friend.’
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lawford lifted a still, colourless face into the sunlight.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
wickedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪkəd/
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
Widderstone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I answer that mad wicked outburst with one plain question,’ said a low, trembling voice; ‘did you or did you not go to Widderstone yesterday?’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘You sat there, just as you said you sat before; and with all your heart and soul strove to regain—yourself?’
