adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
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 He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
crevicenounUS /ˈkrevəs/
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
muzzlenounUS /ˈmʌzəl/
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
panthernounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
stickverbUS /stɪk/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading He knew at once that it was a panther, probably living in the swamp and drawn by the food.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It must be very hungry to dare thus the smell of man.
warnedverbUS /wɔːrnd/
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Henry awoke only once, and that was about half way between midnight and morning, when his senses, never still entirely, even in sleep, warned him that something was at the door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henry's hand moved slowly to the end of a stick, the other end of which was a glowing coal.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading He rose cautiously upon his arm, saw a dark muzzle at the crevice, and behind it a pair of yellow, gleaming eyes.
