adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
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 Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
deadlyadjectiveUS /ˈdedli/
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
desertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
Dustin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
Hannah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
helplessadjectiveUS /ˈhelpləs/
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
heroinesnounUS /ˈheroʊənz/
plural of “heroine” — the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
naturallyadverbUS /ˈnætʃərəli/
as might be expected
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
detached by cutting
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/
without speaking
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had seemed to her that God himself had deserted her, but at the last moment he had sent some one.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
weaponnounUS /ˈwepən/
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading She did not doubt, she could not doubt, because the bonds had been severed, and there she lay with a deadly weapon in either hand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The friendly stranger who had come so silently was gone as he had come, but she was not helpless now.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The story of the frontier is filled with heroines, from the far days of Hannah Dustin down to the present, and Mary Newton, whom the unknown figure in the dark had just aroused, is one of them.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Like many another frontier woman, she was naturally lithe and powerful, and, stirred by a great hope, all her strength had returned for the present.
