adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
Berbel
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From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Even the sky was not blue.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
dismantledadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmæntəld/
torn down and broken up
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even the sky was not blue.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
FaustnounUS /faʊst/
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
Gretchen
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From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
Hilda
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From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
influencedverbUS /ˈɪnfluːənst/
past form of “influence” — have and exert influence or effect
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
omniscientadjectiveUS /ɑːmˈnɪʃənt/
infinitely wise
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
ruinedadjectiveUS /ˈruːənd/
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Even the sky was not blue.
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
strongholdnounUS /ˈstrɔːŋhoʊld/
a strongly fortified defensive structure
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading She was neither a village Gretchen, such as Faust loved and ruined, nor was she the omniscient damsel of modern society.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading But she had grown up in a wild forest country, in a huge dismantled stronghold, of which the windows looked out over the tumbling torrent, and across endless thousands of giant trees, whose dark tops rose like sombre points of shadow out of the deeper shade below.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading During the greater part of her existence she had lived without any companions but her mother and the faithful Berbel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To suppose that Hilda, at eighteen years of age, was like the majority of young girls as old as she, would be to imagine that human character is not influenced by its surroundings.
