adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
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 "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Child, you're shuddering, you're as cold as ice."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
bodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Child, you're shuddering, you're as cold as ice."
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Child, you're shuddering, you're as cold as ice."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
huggedverbUS /hʌɡd/
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Child, you're shuddering, you're as cold as ice."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
re-fastening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading "Child, you're shuddering, you're as cold as ice."
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
slippedverbUS /slɪpt/
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
strippingnounUS /ˈstrɪpɪŋ/
the removal of covering
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
tyingnounUS /ˈtaɪɪŋ/
the act of tying or binding things together
From this reading With a sudden movement of despair and anger at the little he could do, he slipped his arms from his jacket, and stripping open his shirt pulled her to him, re-fastening his jacket around them both, tying it tightly about their bodies by the empty sleeves.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He put his hand upon her chilly bosom, and hugged her more fiercely to his own.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading She lay heavily against him; her eyes closed, and she shook violently.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But nothing matters, nothing matters at all while I'm with you."
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Child, you're shuddering, you're as cold as ice."
