adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
bereavementnounUS /bərˈiːvmənt/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
desertionnounUS /dɪˈzɜːrʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
prostrated
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From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
Reginald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
StainesverbUS /steɪnz/
third-person singular of “stain” — color with a liquid dye or tint
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
TownnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Her brother never doubted now that Reginald had run to Cape Town for a lark.
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading But Phoebe, though she thought so too, could not be sure; and so the double agony of bereavement and desertion tortured her by turns, and almost together.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She conceived a bitter resentment against Staines; and told Dick never to let him into her sight, if he did not want to be her death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There came a reaction, and Phoebe was prostrated with grief and alarm.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading For the first time these many years, she was so crushed she could not go about her business, but lay on a little sofa in her own room, and had the blinds down, for her head ached so she could not bear the light.
