adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
astral-lamp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
breathingnounUS /ˈbriːðɪŋ/
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
card-tables
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
chairsnounUS /tʃerz/
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
clutteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
countersnounUS /ˈkaʊntərz/
plural of “counter” — table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
daguerreotypes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
HelenanounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She could draw a full breath; she could face her own blazing fact; ...
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
rosewoodnounUS /ˈroʊzwʊd/
hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
smotheringadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌðərɪŋ/
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
suffocatingadjectiveUS /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helena stood breathing quickly; it was as if she had been smothering, and suddenly felt free air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people--the terrible, persistently friendly, suffocating people, were gone!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Frederick was dead._ She was walking back and forth, staring with unseeing eyes at the confusion of the room--chairs pulled out from their accustomed places; two card-tables with a litter of cards and counters; the astral-lamp burning low on the rosewood table that was cluttered with old daguerreotypes belonging to the house.
