AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
accentuatedverbUS /ækˈsentʃuːeɪtɪd/
past form of “accentuate” — to stress, single out as important
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
FixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
gesturenounUS /ˈdʒestʃər/
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
imitationnounUS /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
incurableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/
incapable of being cured
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
maladiesnounUS /ˈmælədiz/
plural of “malady” — any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
MOONnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
OliviernounUS /ˌoʊˈlɪviːeɪ/
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
produceverbUS /prəˈduːs/
bring forth or yield
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
ridverbUS /rɪd/
relieve from
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
unforgettableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfərˈɡetəbəl/
impossible to forget
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
WANINGnounUS /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
