adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
fourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
half-walled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
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 The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
innocentlyadverbUS /ˈɪnəsəntli/
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
jarringlyadverb
in a manner that jars and irritates
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
JotnounUS /dʒɑːt/
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
Jot's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
pewnounUS /pjuː/
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
pewsnounUS /pjuːz/
plural of “pew” — long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jot turned back and scanned the place they had so innocently taken for their quarters the night before.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
Tilly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Old Tilly had only stirred in his sleep and struck out a little jarringly against the back of the narrow gallery pew.
tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/
very small
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls of the pews were almost as high as Jot's head if he had dared to stand up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jot turned in his narrow seat there in the church gallery as he heard a sound that made him think his brothers were waking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gallery pew they were in was like a tiny half-walled room, with seats running around three sides and up to the queer door on the fourth side.
