adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A gleam of hope flashed across her mind.
advicenounUS /ædˈvaɪs/
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
bestedverbUS /ˈbestɪd/
past form of “best” — get the better of
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
flashedverbUS /flæʃt/
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading A gleam of hope flashed across her mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading A gleam of hope flashed across her mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A gleam of hope flashed across her mind.
how
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From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
Hypatianoun
Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A letter from Synesius?
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A gleam of hope flashed across her mind.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A gleam of hope flashed across her mind.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading Ah! if he only knew how sorely she was bested!
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading From him, surely, might come something of comfort, of advice.
Synesius
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning, as Hypatia, worn out with sleepless sorrow, was trying to arrange her thoughts for the farewell lecture, her favourite maid announced that a messenger from Synesius waited below.
