adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
DIVIDEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading THE GULF THAT DIVIDED.
eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
GULFnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading THE GULF THAT DIVIDED.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
Ian
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From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
interpenetrating
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From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GULF THAT DIVIDED.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GULF THAT DIVIDED.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Ian, the silence seemed the very voice of God, clear in the darkness; to the mother it was a darkness interpenetrating the darkness; it was a great gulf between her and her boy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She must cry to him aloud, but what should she cry?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Ian ceased, a silence deep as the darkness around, fell upon them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she did not, an opportunity, perhaps the last, on which hung eternal issues, would be gone for ever!
