adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Minna was alarmed.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
crueltiesnounUS /ˈkruːltiz/
plural of “cruelty” — a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
feignedadjectiveUS /feɪnd/
not genuine
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/
in the recent past
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
Loschek
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From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
Minna
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From this reading Minna was alarmed.
mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
mountain-tops
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From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
mutteringsnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋz/
plural of “muttering” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
Olga
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From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading She was fond of her mistress, in spite of her occasional cruelties, and lately the Countess had been strangely gentle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading No feigned sickness this, but real enough, a matter of fever and burning eyes, and of mutterings in troubled sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Minna was alarmed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The day when Olga Loschek should have returned to the city found her too ill to travel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She required little attention, wished to be alone, and lay in her great bed, looking out steadily at the bleak mountain-tops, to which spring never climbed.
