adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
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 “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
arterynounUS /ˈɑːrtəri/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
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 Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was suffering terribly.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
succumbedverbUS /səˈkʌmd/
past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly
From this reading Her brave spirit still retained its energy; but the flesh had succumbed.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading She was suffering terribly.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading She was suffering terribly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
throbbed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading However, Marguerite had already reached her own room, and thrown herself on the bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was suffering terribly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “My Lord,” she thought, “am I going to fall ill at the last moment, just when I have most need of all my strength?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every vein and artery throbbed with violence, and while a chill seemed to come to her heart, her head burned as if it had been on fire.
