afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
agatenounUS /ˈæɡət/
an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
(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 And Corrie would have shut his lips and endured it all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Corrie would have shut his lips and endured it all.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
power to direct or determine
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
CorrienounUS /ˈkɔːri/
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
Don't
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From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading And Corrie would have shut his lips and endured it all.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
Flavia
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From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
set up or found
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
golden-brownadjective
of brown tinged with gold
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
hardeningnounUS /ˈhɑːrdənɪŋ/
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
I've
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From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
Isabel
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From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Corrie would have shut his lips and endured it all.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And Corrie would have shut his lips and endured it all.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading And Corrie would have shut his lips and endured it all.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
a shaky motion
From this reading Trembling under the control forced on herself, Flavia slipped her hand into his.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
look attentively
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "She found strength enough to watch Corrie under torture week after week," he retorted, his golden-brown eyes hardening to agate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Don't ask me to pity Isabel Rose--I've lived this year with her victim."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I had been killed under my car, Flavia, do you realize that Rupert would have brought your brother face to face with the electric chair?
