AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Funeral in the Snow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
foldingnounUS /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
FuneralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading A Funeral in the Snow.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Funeral in the Snow.
inmostadjective
being deepest within the self
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
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 A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
MemorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
paroxysmnoun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
SnownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A Funeral in the Snow.
SpringingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Funeral in the Snow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Springing to her feet, startled as if from a frightful dream, she gazed around.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Memory and sight returned; folding her face in her hands, she cried in a paroxysm of grief: "My God! what have I done?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading A long, painful call of her name had reached the inmost recess of her being whither consciousness had repaired.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Charles had recovered her consciousness, she found herself reclining on the lap of Henry, who had been bathing her face with snow and tears.
