andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
barnounUS /bɑːr/
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
dampnessnounUS /ˈdæmpnɪs/
a slight wetness
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading No, he would not die!
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
hammeredadjectiveUS /ˈhæmərd/
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, he would not die!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
meditateverbUS /ˈmedəteɪt/
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
mortarnounUS /ˈmɔːrtər/
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, he would not die!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, he would not die!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
portalsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtəlz/
plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
punishmentnounUS /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
the act of punishing
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
severeradjectiveUS /ˈsevɪrər/
comparative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/
given added strength or support
From this reading He soon arose from his bed, much strengthened by the short rest he had had.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had thus closed the portals upon death, he seated himself to meditate upon the means of avoiding still severer punishment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With an iron bar that he had forced from his bed he hammered into the wall until the stones, around which the mortar had become loosened owing to the dampness of the cell, fell at his feet.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With trembling hands he tore his coarse shirt into strips, and bound with it his bleeding veins.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No, he would not die!
