adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
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 His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
hospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
labourernoun
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
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 At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
policenounUS /pəˈliːs/
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He was strictly, uniquely, of the present.
repugnantadjectiveUS /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
offensive to the mind
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nobody knew him, nor had ever seen or heard of him before.
sleuthsnounUS /sluːθs/
plural of “sleuth” — a detective who follows a trail
From this reading Nor could anything be learned of him by the sleuths detailed by the chief of police.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading He was strictly, uniquely, of the present.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
uniquelyadverbUS /juːˈniːkli/
so as to be unique
From this reading He was strictly, uniquely, of the present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was strictly, uniquely, of the present.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes and surroundings were those of the lowest labourer, his hands the hands of a gentleman.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading At the hospital, during all the time he travelled the repugnant road back to life, not a word had left his lips.
