AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
angelicallyadverbUS /ænˈdʒelɪkli/
like an angel
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
benumbs
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From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
CRUELadjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
delayverbUS /dɪˈleɪ/
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading But next day her heart entered on sharper suffering.
exasperatedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
HomburgnounUS /ˈhɑːmbərɡ/
a hat made of felt with a creased crown
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
Ina
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so with Ina Klosking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
irritatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtəd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so with Ina Klosking.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
Klosking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so with Ina Klosking.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But next day her heart entered on sharper suffering.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But next day her heart entered on sharper suffering.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
Severne
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From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
sharpernounUS /ˈʃɑːrpər/
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading But next day her heart entered on sharper suffering.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
sickens
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From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so with Ina Klosking.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
strokenounUS /stroʊk/
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading But next day her heart entered on sharper suffering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
theaternounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so with Ina Klosking.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so with Ina Klosking.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was irritated, exasperated; chained to the theater, to Homburg, yet wild to follow Severne to England without delay.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The day she just missed Edward Severne, and he seemed to melt away from her very grasp into the wide world again, she could drag herself to the theater and sing angelically, with a dull and aching heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A CRUEL mental stroke, like a heavy blow upon the body, sometimes benumbs and sickens at first, but does not torture; yet that is to follow.
