adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And looking across the room, she saw that the other bunk was empty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where's your side-kicker?" asked Nash.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
BardnounUS /bɑːrd/
a lyric poet
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
blockingnounUS /ˈblɑːkɪŋ/
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading And looking across the room, she saw that the other bunk was empty.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
creakedverbUS /kriːkt/
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading And looking across the room, she saw that the other bunk was empty.
ESnounUS /es/
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
firelightnoun
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
FortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
gloomilyadverbUS /ˈɡluːməli/
with gloom
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
Kilrain
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From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And looking across the room, she saw that the other bunk was empty.
NashnounUS /næʃ/
United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And looking across the room, she saw that the other bunk was empty.
PERDO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading And looking across the room, she saw that the other bunk was empty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
Shorty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
side-kicker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's your side-kicker?" asked Nash.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
stepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
Steve
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From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
TODO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "TODO ES PERDO" It was not long after the departure of Bard that Sally Fortune awoke.
Where's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's your side-kicker?" asked Nash.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a step had creaked on the floor, and she looked up to find Steve Nash standing in the centre of the room with the firelight gloomily about him; behind, blocking the door with his squat figure, stood Shorty Kilrain.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where's your side-kicker?" asked Nash.
