amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
BendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
Callandar
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From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
genienounUS /ˈdʒiː.ni/
A magical spirit of immense power, often confined within an oil lamp or ring and bound to serve its master.
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
hatnounUS /hæt/
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading With careful hands he removed the crushed hat and loosened the collar at the neck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/
a future prospect or potential
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
sanitynounUS /ˈsænəti/
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His mind, careful of its sanity, removed her instantly from the possibility of thought.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
whiskedverbUS /wɪskt/
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading There remained only that white, faded face among the daisies.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Bending over the form of his lost wife, Henry Callandar forgot Esther.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She was gone--whisked away by some swift genie and, with her, vanished the world of blue and gold inhabited by lovers.
