adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
astoundedadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
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From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
CythereanounUS /ˌsɪθərˈiːə/
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Edward swears he did.’
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
hitverbUS /hɪt/
cause to move by striking
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
recedeverbUS /rɪˈsiːd/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
swearsverbUS /swerz/
third-person singular of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Edward swears he did.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can’t help thinking he did, although he was so astounded at our news that night.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘It was perhaps only a short time before,’ said Cytherea; ‘when he could hardly recede from having me.’
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, the great point to discover remains the same as ever--did he doubt his first impression of her death _before_ he married you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Still we must remember he might only have hit upon the thought by accident, in doubt as to your motive.
