adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Her brows ached.
activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
alternations
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From this reading She had alternations of burning heat and icy coldness.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
BridgetnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒət/
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Her brows ached.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading She had alternations of burning heat and icy coldness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
coldnessnounUS /ˈkoʊldnəs/
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading She had alternations of burning heat and icy coldness.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
confusedadjectiveUS /kənˈfjuːzd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
dizzyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪzi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had alternations of burning heat and icy coldness.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading She had alternations of burning heat and icy coldness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading She had alternations of burning heat and icy coldness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
lethargynounUS /ˈleθərdʒi/
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
malarialadjectiveUS /məˈleriəl/
of or infected by or resembling malaria
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
rousedverbUS /raʊzd/
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Bridget always looked back upon the next few days as a confused nightmare.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading There came active periods in the dull lethargy which is often a phase of fever, and from which she only roused herself at the spur of some urgent call on her faculties.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She awoke in the grip of fever--that malarial kind which is common in Australia--tried to get up as usual, but fell back upon her bed, faint and dizzy.
