Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
admitted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
beasts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
burial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
caught
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
Christian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
consecrated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
corpses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
covered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
dogs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
eternal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
fastening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
find
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
footsteps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
four
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
grave
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
gravel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
ground
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
home
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
hope
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
lepers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
MANOR-HOUSE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
meddling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
midnight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
moved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
outcasts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
people's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
presence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
rags
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
rebuked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
sat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
smitten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
sort
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
soul
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
sound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
started
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
steps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
throw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their home must be these people's grave, for they could not have Christian burial, or be admitted to consecrated ground.
TRAGEDY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
valued
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE At midnight all was over, and we sat in the presence of four corpses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had not moved four steps when I caught a sound as of footsteps upon gravel.
wild
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We covered them with such rags as we could find, and started away, fastening the door behind us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were as dogs, wild beasts, lepers, and no soul that valued its hope of eternal life would throw it away by meddling in any sort with these rebuked and smitten outcasts.
