adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
BerylnounUS /ˈberəl/
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
creptverbUS /krept/
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
degradationnounUS /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
fatherlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərləs/
having no living father
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
friendlessadjective
excluded from a society
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
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 Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
gray-hairedadjective
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
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 The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
hearest
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From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
magistratenounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
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 To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
protectverbUS /prəˈtekt/
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
ThronenounUS /θroʊn/
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
TooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "O, Thou that hearest prayer; unto Thee shall all flesh come."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door opened, and a venerable, gray-haired man approached the table, where her head was bent upon her crossed arms.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Too restless to sit still, she paced up and down the floor, trying to collect her thoughts, and at last knelt by the side of a table, and laid her weight of dread and peril before the Throne of the God she trusted.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Father of the fatherless and Friend of the friendless, would surely protect her in this hour of intolerable degradation.
XnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading To Beryl many hours seemed to have crept away, since she had been left alone in a small dusty apartment, adjoining the office where the chief magistrate of X---daily held court.
