adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
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 THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
AlmostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
BadlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
cross-bar
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From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
gashverbUS /ɡæʃ/
cut open
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
Haines
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From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
he'll
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From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
He's
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From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
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 The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
MESSENGERnounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
MUTEadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
