againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
Ayesha
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From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can I tell you?
cannot
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From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can I tell you?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
LeonounUS /ˈliːoʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
ORDEALnounUS /ɔːrˈdiːl/
a severe or trying experience
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “How can I tell you?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to see her again; I cannot bear to be apart from her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I feel as though she were drawing me to her.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE THIRD ORDEAL An hour, two hours passed, while we strove to rest in our sleeping place, but could not, for some influence disturbed us.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why does not Ayesha come?” asked Leo at length, pausing in his walk up and down the room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can I tell you?
