adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He had read young Mercer like a book.
chestnounUS /tʃest/
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading He was expecting it.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
increasedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːst/
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
Layonne
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From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had read young Mercer like a book.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
Marette
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From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
MercernounUS /ˈmɜːrsər/
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading He had read young Mercer like a book.
Mercer's
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From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
nervousnessnounUS /ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
Radisson
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From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He had read young Mercer like a book.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
tighteningnounUS /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/
the act of making something tighter
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thing was going to happen soon, and Father Layonne had come.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading Mercer's nervousness and the increased tightening of the thing in his chest had given him warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was expecting it.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading From the window, the glorious day outside, and the vision he had made for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at his door and saw it slowly open.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He had read young Mercer like a book.
