adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
area-way
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not go.
DinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
footprintsnounUS /ˈfʊtprɪnts/
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I did not go.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
gownnounUS /ɡaʊn/
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
guiltyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪlti/
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
Harbison
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
padnounUS /pæd/
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
reporternounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
tracingnounUS /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I went over and closed the shutters before his very eyes, but even then he did not move.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Dinner waited that night while everybody went to the coal cellar and stared at the hole in the wall, and watched while Max took a tracing of it and of some footprints in the coal dust on the other side.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went into the library with the guilty watch in the fold of my gown, and found Mr. Harbison there, staring through the February gloom at the blank wall of the next house, and quite unconscious of the reporter with a drawing pad just below him in the area-way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be good enough to turn around?”
