AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
Betty
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From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Here everything was in the utmost confusion.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The second floor was empty.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Here everything was in the utmost confusion.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The second floor was empty.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here everything was in the utmost confusion.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading I left her on the stairs examining her foot and hurried to the lower floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
oozenounUS /uːz/
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
PartnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second floor was empty.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second floor was empty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
utmostadjectiveUS /ˈʌtmoʊst/
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Here everything was in the utmost confusion.
vasenounUS /veɪs/
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second floor was empty.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Part way down Betty stepped on something sharp, that proved to be the Japanese paper knife from the den.
weltering
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From this reading A table lay overturned at the top of the stairs, and a broken flower vase was weltering in its own ooze.
