used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accumulatingverbUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “accumulate” — get or gather together
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
lacking funds
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
BrookenounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
cooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
divisible by two
From this reading Life is sweet, even to the wretched.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
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a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
a young female
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
Irene
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Irene's
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life is sweet, even to the wretched.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life is sweet, even to the wretched.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
a particular point in time
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
repentancenounUS /rɪˈpentəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
try to get or reach
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
self-destructionnounUS /ˈselfdɪˈstrʌkts/
the act of killing yourself
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(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
stranglingnounUS /ˈstræŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Life is sweet, even to the wretched.
moving very fast
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
transientnounUS /ˈtrænʒənt/
one who stays for only a short time
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acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Irene's sudden, violent plunge into the cold waves cooled the fever of her heart and brain like magic.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
belonging to which person
From this reading We must return to Irene Brooke that fatal night, whose accumulating horrors induced a transient madness that drove the wretched girl to seek oblivion from her woes in self-destruction.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Out of that swift repentance and awful despair, a cry for pity broke wildly from her almost strangling lips:
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
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wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading In that one awful, tragic moment in which the waters closed darkly over her golden head, a sharp remorse, a terrible regret woke to life within her heart.
of very poor quality or condition
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