adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How was this to be explained?
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
cymbalsnounUS /ˈsɪmbəlz/
plural of “cymbal” — a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
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 Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading How was this to be explained?
exquisitelyadverbUS /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
How
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From this reading How was this to be explained?
Hyde
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From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
Jekyll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
remedied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At the sight that met my eyes, my blood was changed into something exquisitely thin and icy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How was this to be explained?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I asked myself, and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied?
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I must have stared upon it for near half a minute, sunk as I was in the mere stupidity of wonder, before terror woke up in my breast as sudden and startling as the crash of cymbals; and bounding from my bed, I rushed to the mirror.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.
