adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
arbournounUS /ˈɑːrbər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
blessedadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
deprivingverbUS /dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
EnteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
how
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From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
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 She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
lessenedadjectiveUS /ˈlesənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
naturallyadverbUS /ˈnætʃərəli/
as might be expected
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not seen her since the morning and was naturally anxious about her.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She hardly knew how she reached home that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis was smoking there, and he came forward.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She blessed the chance which enveloped her in night and lessened the weight of the encounter one half by depriving him of vision.
