adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
abominableadjectiveUS /əˈbɑːmənəbəl/
unequivocally detestable
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
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 Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
compassionnounUS /kəmˈpæʃən/
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
DirectlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
flickeredverbUS /ˈflɪkərd/
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
frenzynounUS /ˈfrenzi/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
hypocritenounUS /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
instinctsnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkts/
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
lividadjectiveUS /ˈlɪvɪd/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
meannessnounUS /ˈmiːnnəs/
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
OrteganounUS /ɔːrˈteɪɡə/
Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
rapaciousadjectiveUS /rəˈpæʃɪs/
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
righteousnessnounUS /ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
adhering to moral principles
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
shoutingnounUS /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
stepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
stuffnounUS /stʌf/
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
Therese
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From this reading Directly I had shut the door after the doctor I started shouting for Therese.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stepped back and pointed my finger at the darkness of the passage leading to the studio.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading Not even an echo answered me; but all of a sudden a small flame flickered descending from the upper darkness and Therese appeared on the first floor landing carrying a lighted candle in front of a livid, hard face, closed against remorse, compassion, or mercy by the meanness of her righteousness and of her rapacious instincts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She was fully dressed in that abominable brown stuff with motionless folds, and as I watched her coming down step by step she might have been made of wood.
wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come down at once, you wretched hypocrite,” I yelled at the foot of the stairs in a sort of frenzy as though I had been a second Ortega.
