AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LINK IN CLAUDIA'S FATE.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
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 And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
Claudia
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From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
CLAUDIA'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LINK IN CLAUDIA'S FATE.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
FATEnounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A LINK IN CLAUDIA'S FATE.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
habitualadjectiveUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəl/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
headachesnounUS /ˈhedeɪks/
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LINK IN CLAUDIA'S FATE.
irruptionnoun
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
LayverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
lightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
LINKverbUS /lɪŋk/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading A LINK IN CLAUDIA'S FATE.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
midadjectiveUS /mɪd/
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
narcoticadjectiveUS /nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/
of or relating to or designating narcotics
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
outletnounUS /ˈaʊtlet/
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
sedativenounUS /ˈsedətɪv/
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
shacklesnounUS /ˈʃækəlz/
plural of “shackle” — a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading She had taken a narcotic sedative and gone to sleep again, and slept throughout the day.
thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For who knew, she thought, what the amazement, The irruption of clatter and blaze meant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Robert Browning._ Claudia had awakened one morning with one of those nervous headaches that were becoming habitual to her.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And if, in this minute of wonder, No outlet 'mid lightning and thunder, Lay broad and her shackles all shivered, The captive at length was delivered?
