adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
delicaciesnounUS /ˈdelɪkəsiz/
plural of “delicacy” — the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
harrowed
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From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Vengeance is mine."
Juliette
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From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
Mie's
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From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Vengeance is mine."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pretence of a headache enabled Juliette to keep in her room the greater part of the day.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At every sound in the great, silent house she started up, quivering with apprehension and horror.
variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
VengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading "Vengeance is mine."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sight of Anne Mie's pathetic little face as she brought her food and delicacies and various little comforts, was positive torture to the poor, harrowed soul.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have liked to shut herself out from the entire world during those hours which she spent face to face with her own thoughts and her own sufferings.
