adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
hangverbUS /hæŋ/
be suspended or hanging
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
lettingnounUS /ˈletɪŋ/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
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 Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
