adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had called him a coward and a backslider.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
afterwardadverbUS /ˈæftərwərd/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
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 And all the time Dirty Fingers had been planning this!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had called him a coward and a backslider.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
backslidernoun
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
From this reading He had called him a coward and a backslider.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He had wronged Fingers, he believed.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had called him a coward and a backslider.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading He had called him a coward and a backslider.
DirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
FingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
highestadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪəst/
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had called him a coward and a backslider.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
imbecilenounUS /ˈɪmbəsəl/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
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 The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
Marette
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From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading And all the time Dirty Fingers had been planning this!
Radisson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
raiseverbUS /reɪz/
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
reviledverbUS /riˈvaɪld/
past form of “revile” — spread negative information about
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all the time Dirty Fingers had been planning this!
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And all the time Dirty Fingers had been planning this!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his mind he had reviled him for helping to raise his hopes to the highest pitch, only to smash them in the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The manner in which Kent stared at Marette Radisson after her announcement that it was Dirty Fingers who had planned his escape must have been, he thought afterward, little less than imbecile.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading He had wronged Fingers, he believed.
