adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
bleached-out
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From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
Brydon
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From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
chappedadjective
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
colorlessadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərləs/
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
Corbett's
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From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
Evelyn
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From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
experimentsnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
failuresnounUS /ˈfeɪljərz/
plural of “failure” — an act that fails
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
Fred
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From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
glamornounUS /ˈɡlæmər/
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
houseworknounUS /ˈhaʊswɜːrk/
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
monochromenounUS /ˈmɑːnəkroʊm/
painting done in a range of tones of a single color
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT_.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT_.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry dispute
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
roughenedadjective
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
SHADOWSnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading _SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT_.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
stressnounUS /stres/
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This dark morning it seemed to her that her life was as gray and colorless as the bleached-out prairie--the glamor had gone from everything.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading The unaccustomed housework had roughened and chapped her hands, and the many failures in her cooking experiments, in spite of Mrs, Corbett's instructions, had left her tired and depressed, for a failure is always depressing, even if it is only in the construction of the things which perish.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She and Fred had had their first quarrel, and Fred had gone away dazed and hurt by the things she had said under the stress of her anger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
wind-swept
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From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was a wind-swept, chilly morning in late November, and Evelyn Brydon, alone in the silent little house, stood at the window looking listlessly at the dull gray monochrome which stretched before her.
