Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
aggravate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
autumn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
AYTOUN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYTOUN.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
bed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
breathing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
chair
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
chills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
damps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
danger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody was very kind in those days of danger.
Day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
days
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody was very kind in those days of danger.
death
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
deeper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
difficulty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
elbow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
Elmwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody was very kind in those days of danger.
external
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
faith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
healed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
injury
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
Kenton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
kind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody was very kind in those days of danger.
lay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
lent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
lingered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
move
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
Mrs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
much
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
pain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
pillows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
reached
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
sacks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
sand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
sat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
speak
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
Steadfast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
suffered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Everybody was very kind in those days of danger.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
traced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could move little, and speak even less; and suffered much, both from pain and difficulty of breathing, as he lay against sacks and pillows on his bed, or sat up in an elbow chair which Mrs. Elmwood lent him.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody was very kind in those days of danger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
water
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
winter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
Woman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
wound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day Steadfast Kenton lingered between life and death, and though the external wound healed, there was little relief to the deeper injury which could not be reached, and which the damps and chills of autumn and winter could only aggravate.
writ
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Woman's love is writ in water, Woman's faith is traced in sand."
