adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
black-headed
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From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
dealernounUS /ˈdiːlər/
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
guynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
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 Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
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 Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
inexpressibleadjective
defying expression
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
JudgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
portraitnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
sixty-threeadjective
being three more than sixty
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
styledverbUS /staɪld/
past form of “style” — designate by an identifying term
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
trustworthyadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstwɜːrði/
worthy of trust or belief
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
unflattered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
VirginiannounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjən/
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading The dealer had styled the Virginian “a black-headed guy.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading This did well enough as an unflattered portrait.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was the first thing to notice now, if one glanced generally at the table where he sat at cards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the eye came back to him--drawn by that inexpressible something which had led the dealer to speak so much at length about him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judge Henry’s trustworthy man, with whom I was to drive two hundred and sixty-three miles, certainly had a very black head of hair.
