adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
ashenadjectiveUS /ˈæʃən/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
death-struggle
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From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
dropverbUS /drɑːp/
let fall to the ground
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
flavournoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
flewverbUS /fluː/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
fluidnounUS /ˈfluːəd/
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/
assemble or get together
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
LeonounUS /ˈliːoʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
phialnoun
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
stopperedadjective
(of a container) having a stopper in the opening
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading It had a sweet flavour, and for a second made my head swim, and a mist gather before my eyes, but happily the effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I saw his poor face turning ashen, and heard the breath begin to rattle in his throat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I drew it with my teeth, and a drop of the fluid within flew out upon my tongue.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The phial was stoppered with a little piece of wood.
