adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
anxiouslyadverbUS /ˈæŋkʃəsli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading She sighed anxiously.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
Boris
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From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Matrena
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
MichaelnounUS /ˈmaɪkəl/
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
officernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
Petrovna
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
Rouletabille's
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed anxiously.
sighedverbUS /saɪd/
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She sighed anxiously.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
