adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
apprehendverbUS /ˌæprɪˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Her father knew her better.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
Edith
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From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
failedverbUS /feɪld/
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father knew her better.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Her father knew her better.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
observationnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
OUTadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
pureradjectiveUS /ˈpjʊrər/
comparative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
self-consciousnessnounUS /ˌselfˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even her mother failed to apprehend its drift and strength.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The river of her life, which had cut for itself a deeper channel, lay now so far down that it was out of the sight of common observation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _OUT_ of this furnace Edith came with a new and purer spirit.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She had been thrust in a shrinking and frightened girl; she came out a woman in mental stature, in feeling and self-consciousness.
