AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
Beauchamp
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From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
d'Auffray
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From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
discernedverbUS /dɪˈsɜːrnd/
past form of “discern” — detect with the senses
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading One of the window-blinds was drawn up.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
low-burning
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From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the window-blinds was drawn up.
Renée
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From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
Renée's
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From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose from her chair, saying, “I!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading She was trembling.
TRIALnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading A TRIAL OF HIM A low-burning lamp and fire cast a narrow ring on the shadows of the dusky London room.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One of the window-blinds was drawn up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the window-blinds was drawn up.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
window-blinds
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From this reading One of the window-blinds was drawn up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beauchamp discerned a shape at that window, and the fear seized him that it might be Madame d’Auffray with evil news of Renée: but it was Renée’s name he called.
