adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
CONFIDENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading WILLING CONFIDENCE.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
passion-driven
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
re-entering
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
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 The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
wickedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪkəd/
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
WILLINGadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading WILLING CONFIDENCE.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
