Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
becoming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
captivity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
cast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
change
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
charging
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
conscious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
controlled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
courageous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
direction
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
enormous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
face
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
fear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
feelings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
Frank
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
glance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
gone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
Haldin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
hidden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
horizon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
indiscretion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
lost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
lying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
midst
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
Miss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
movement
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
opened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
people
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
prison
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
problems
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
quietly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
recoiled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
remoteness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
Russian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
seen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
sense
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
sentiment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
set
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
shared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
significance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
silent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
sombre
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
some
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
souls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
spectator
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
spell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
trouble
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
voice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, courageous, Miss Haldin controlled her voice in the midst of her trouble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To me, the silent spectator, they looked like two people becoming conscious of a spell which had been lying on them ever since they first set eyes on each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But neither did; and I remained, every fear of indiscretion lost in the sense of my enormous remoteness from their captivity within the sombre horizon of Russian problems, the boundary of their eyes, of their feelings--the prison of their souls.
words
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recoiled from him a little, though he had made no movement, as if she had seen some change in his face, charging his words with the significance of some hidden sentiment they shared together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had either of them cast a glance then in my direction, I would have opened the door quietly and gone out.
