adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Basil," she added, aloud, "we must have two horses!"
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 She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Basil," she added, aloud, "we must have two horses!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an immense cross on his shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
armornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
BasilnounUS /ˈbæzəl/
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
confessingverbUS /kənˈfesɪŋ/
-ing form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading He had an immense cross on his shoulder.
ecclesiasticnounUS /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk/
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had an immense cross on his shoulder.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He had an immense cross on his shoulder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
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From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
LateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
medievaladjectiveUS /mɪˈdiːvəl/
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had an immense cross on his shoulder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He had an immense cross on his shoulder.
shownverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
suitverbUS /suːt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was confessing to the priest, and she was not at all surprised to find that he was Basil in a suit of medieval armor.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To get this cross to the top of the mountain," thought Isabel, "we must have two horses.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Later, one of them appeared to Isabel in the person of the pale, slender young ecclesiastic who had shown her and Basil the pictures in the country church.
