adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
absurdadjectiveUS /əbˈsɜːrd/
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
CIRCEnoun
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
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 The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
FreyanounUS /ˈfreɪə/
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
gunnounUS /ɡʌn/
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
inconceivableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/
totally unlikely
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
kissnounUS /kɪs/
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
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 The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
separatedadjectiveUS /ˈsepəreɪtɪd/
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
unlockedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɑːkt/
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading The steps of the guard, growing nearer all the time, finally separated the two and unlocked their arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most difficult part of the road was already passed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
WILESnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
From this reading THE WILES OF CIRCE After that kiss, the lover believed that all his desires were about to be immediately realized.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with Freya one always had to expect something absurd and inconceivable.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The midday gun aroused them from a rapture that had lasted but a few seconds as long as years.
