adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
advicenounUS /ædˈvaɪs/
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
chuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
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From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
limbsnounUS /lɪmz/
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
numbedverbUS /nʌmd/
past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
standstillnounUS /ˈstændstɪl/
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
vaporousadjective
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
