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 then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
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 It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She saw him coming.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like a mountaineer he strode.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw him coming.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
Kells
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From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
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 It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a mountaineer he strode.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
mountaineernounUS /ˈmaʊntɪnɪr/
someone who climbs mountains
From this reading Like a mountaineer he strode.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
ruthlessadjectiveUS /ˈruːθləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw him coming.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw him coming.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Like a mountaineer he strode.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
ungovernableadjectiveUS /ənˈɡʌvərnəbəl/
incapable of being controlled
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
unmaskedverbUS /ənˈmæskt/
past form of “unmask” — reveal the true nature of
From this reading And she looked into his strange, gray glance to see unmasked the ruthless power, the leaping devil, the ungovernable passion she had sensed in him.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading It was then that a call from Kells, clear and ringing, thrilled all the weakness from her in a flash, and left her limp and cold.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His face looked amiable again, bright against what seemed a vague and veiled background.
