AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
Annie's
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
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 NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
convulsivelyadverb
with convulsions, in a convulsive way
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
cynicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
disarmedverbUS /dɪˈsɑːrmd/
past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
HEROINEnounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
How
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From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
mazenounUS /meɪz/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
supernaturalnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
WaltonnounUS /ˈwɔːltən/
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
WOMANnounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
