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 rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last she began to collect her thoughts.
brandsnounUS /brændz/
plural of “brand” — a name given to a product or service
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
clematisnounUS /ˈklemətɪs/
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading At last she began to collect her thoughts.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
idioticadjectiveUS /ˌɪdiˈɑːtɪk/
insanely irresponsible
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last she began to collect her thoughts.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
LyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
Léon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
perfumingverbUS /pərˈfjuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “perfume” — fill or impregnate with an odor
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
persistencenounUS /pərˈsɪstəns/
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
scalesnounUS /skeɪlz/
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
spidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At last she began to collect her thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She looked at the scales on the walls, two brands smoking end to end, and a long spider crawling over her head in a rent in the beam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She remembered--one day--Léon--Oh! how long ago that was--the sun was shining on the river, and the clematis were perfuming the air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lying on her back, motionless, and with staring eyes, she saw things but vaguely, although she tried to with idiotic persistence.
