adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
Acht
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
DassnounUS /dæs/
plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
der
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
erwacht
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
exercisenounUS /ˈeksərsaɪz/
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
Freude
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
habe
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
healthnounUS /helθ/
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
insistedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
leise
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
nicht
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
Schmerz
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
scrupulousadjectiveUS /ˈskruːpjələs/
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
Sprich
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
wrappedadjectiveUS /ræpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
