Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
affected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
aught
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
bond
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
cares
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
companion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
Creator
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
dolorously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
heard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
heart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
heavily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
helpless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
kind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
linked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
miserable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
moan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
person
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
pride
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
release
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
shrieks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
sort
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
soul
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
sound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
strangle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
struggling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If my Creator cares aught for my soul, let him release me from this miserable bond!"
thousand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
utter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
vocal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
wails
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I did not think it weighed so heavily," said her companion..
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With what kind of a being am I linked?" cried she.
wood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I heard her utter a helpless sort of moan; a sound which, struggling out of the heart of a person of her pride and strength, affected me more than if she had made the wood dolorously vocal with a thousand shrieks and wails.
Zenobia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nevertheless," answered Zenobia, "it will strangle me at last!"
