adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
advancedadjectiveUS /ədˈvænst/
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
anonymousadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːnəməs/
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
attachverbUS /əˈtætʃ/
cause to be attached
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
benumbedadjective
lacking sensation
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
Carden's
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From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
contentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
curdledadjective
transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
Dence
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From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
disbelieved
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From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
how
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From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
Jael
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From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
slandernounUS /ˈslændər/
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading And then the letter stated such hard facts; facts unknown to her, but advanced positively.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Grace Carden's first anonymous letter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its contents curdled her veins with poison.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading The poor girl sat pale and benumbed, turning the letter in her hand, and reading the fatal words over and over again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a time when she would have entirely disbelieved this slander; but now she remembered, with dismay, how many things had combined to attach Henry to Jael Dence.
