adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
Ashburn
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From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
coarsenedadjective
made coarse or crude by lack of skill
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
debaucherynounUS /dəˈbɔːtʃəri/
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
floridadjectiveUS /ˈflɔːrəd/
elaborately or excessively ornamented
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
GregorynounUS /ˈɡreɡəri/
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
owningverbUS /ˈoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
slightnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
slothnounUS /sloʊθ/
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the colour of their hair lay the only point of resemblance between the brothers.
thin-lipped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
unhandsome
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In earlier life Gregory had not been unhandsome; debauchery and sloth had puffed and coarsened him.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading For the rest Joseph was spare and of middle weight, pale of face, thin-lipped, and owning a cunning expression that was rendered very evil by virtue of the slight cast in his colourless eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp.
