adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
Adela
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From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
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 He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
ill-temper
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
incompleteadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
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 She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
smittenadjectiveUS /ˈsmɪtən/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
staggerverbUS /ˈstæɡər/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
