adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading When would he come again?
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She might ask him to come for a long day, or she might get Vere to ask him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She might ask him to come for a long day, or she might get Vere to ask him.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
EmilenounUS /eɪˈmiːl/
the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She might ask him to come for a long day, or she might get Vere to ask him.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why had she let him go?
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When would he come again?
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Why had she let him go?
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 She might ask him to come for a long day, or she might get Vere to ask him.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might ask him to come for a long day, or she might get Vere to ask him.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She might ask him to come for a long day, or she might get Vere to ask him.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
ungratifiedadjective
worried and uneasy
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
unrestnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
Vere
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From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her unrest was greater than ever, and the desire that consumed her remained ungratified, although Emile had come to the island as if in obedience to her fierce mental summons.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When would he come again?
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had she let him go?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she had not seen him even for a moment with Vere.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When would he come again?
