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 “It's all right; you needn't.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Needn't what?” demanded Atkins, in astonishment.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
Atkins
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From this reading “Needn't what?” demanded Atkins, in astonishment.
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
COMINGnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Needn't what?” demanded Atkins, in astonishment.
distrustfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈstrʌstfəl/
having or showing distrust
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
gazenounUS /ɡeɪz/
a long fixed look
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
half-suspicious
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From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Needn't what?” demanded Atkins, in astonishment.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
It's
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From this reading “It's all right; you needn't.”
JOBnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
lightkeeper
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From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
needn't
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From this reading “It's all right; you needn't.”
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
platenounUS /pleɪt/
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It's all right; you needn't.”
scrutinynounUS /ˈskruːtəni/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
uncommunicativeadjective
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though quite aware of this scrutiny, he made no comment upon it until the meal was nearly over; then he observed suddenly:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMING OF JOB The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Needn't what?” demanded Atkins, in astonishment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the breakfast table, when Brown glanced up from his plate, he several times caught the lightkeeper looking intently at him with the distrustful, half-suspicious gaze of the night before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's all right; you needn't.”
