aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
cadnounUS /kæd/
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
dimness
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From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
eldernounUS /ˈeldər/
a person who is older than you are
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
interminablyadverbUS /ˈɪntərmɪnæbli/
all the time; seemingly without stopping
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in like or similar manner
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
valiantlyadverbUS /ˈvæljəntli/
with valor; in a valiant manner
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
