adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
Athalia
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From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
Athalia's
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From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
concentrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
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 Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
I'll
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From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
poredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
PropheciesnounUS /ˈprɑːfəsiz/
plural of “prophecy” — knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
ThalianounUS /ˈθeɪljə/
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Athalia tossed her head and said, “Brother Lewis has his own affairs to think of, I guess!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
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 When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he was quite well again he was plainly preoccupied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He pored over the Prophecies with a concentration that made him blind even to Athalia’s tired looks.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Once, when some one said in his presence, “Sister ‘Thalia is working too hard,” he blinked at her in an absent way before the old, anxious attention awoke in his eyes.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And he said, eagerly: “Yes, ‘Thalia; I have been thinking--Some day I’ll tell you.
