adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I had no means now of taking account of time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
cannot
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From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
GALLERYnounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
How
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From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
insensibilitynoun
a lack of sensibility
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading After my fall I had lost a good deal of blood.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I had no means now of taking account of time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no means now of taking account of time.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had no means now of taking account of time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
partialadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrʃəl/
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I had no means now of taking account of time.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had no means now of taking account of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
WHISPERINGnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears.
