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 And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
acquired
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
amassing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
apparently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going, my son?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
attitude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
blushing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
certainty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
coming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
contraband
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
departure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
embarrassed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
evening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
evenings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
fixed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
Franchita
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
going
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
Gracieuse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
haste
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
head
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
hour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
military
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
muteness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Where are you going, my son?”
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
nocturnal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
observed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
patience
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
peasant's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
sadness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
saw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
seeing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
service
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
son
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
straightened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, one of the last evenings, as he was going away, mysterious and in haste, long before the hour of the nocturnal contraband, she straightened before him, her eyes fixed on his:
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
talked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
Then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
turn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seeing him turn his head, blushing and embarrassed, she acquired a sudden certainty:
unexplained
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going, my son?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, while was amassing in her the sadness of his coming departure for military service, she observed him, with her peasant's patience and muteness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Franchita, however, was astonished by the unexplained attitude of her son, who, apparently, never saw Gracieuse and yet never talked of her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going, my son?”
