afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
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 Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What opportunities lay before him of proving his prowess!
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
cloisteredadjectiveUS /ˈklɔɪstərd/
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
Katharina
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From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What opportunities lay before him of proving his prowess!
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
masterynounUS /ˈmæstəri/
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
opportunitiesnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading What opportunities lay before him of proving his prowess!
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
powersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
provingverbUS /ˈpruːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading What opportunities lay before him of proving his prowess!
prowessnounUS /ˈpraʊəs/
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading What opportunities lay before him of proving his prowess!
reapverbUS /riːp/
gather, as of natural products
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
reflectionsnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
rescuingverbUS /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
sadlyadverbUS /ˈsædli/
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
speedyadjectiveUS /ˈspiːdiː/
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Orion stood alone gazing sadly after her.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
torturingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What opportunities lay before him of proving his prowess!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Was this his father's curse--that all who loved him must reap pain and grief in return?
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Even while Katharina was telling her story, the brave and strenuous youth had set himself the problem of rescuing the cloistered sisters.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading He shivered; still, his youthful energy and powers of resistance were strong enough to give him speedy mastery over these torturing reflections.
