adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
cannot
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From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
Denzil
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
flushedadjectiveUS /flʌʃt/
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
Gervase
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From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You--you love her!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “You--you love her!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
modelsnounUS /ˈmɑːdəlz/
plural of “model” — a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
moodilyadverb
in a moody manner
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
recoiledverbUS /riˈkɔɪld/
past form of “recoil” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
stepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
StopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
unnaturallyadverbUS /ənˈnætʃərəli/
in an unnatural way
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You--you love her!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
