abreastadjectiveUS /əˈbrest/
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
extentnounUS /ɪkˈstent/
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
HolinessnounUS /ˈhoʊlinəs/
the quality of being holy
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
slightnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
speculationnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was seldom I could make him smile, even to this slight extent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
VirginiannounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjən/
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Virginian turned half in his saddle to see my face--I was, at the moment, riding not quite abreast of him--and I saw the gleam of his teeth beneath his mustache.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading But his eyes grew, with his next words, remote again in their speculation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “His Holiness would say so if his Grace did not.”
