anew
From this reading She lay there awhile, then sprang up restlessly again.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading She lay there awhile, then sprang up restlessly again.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
emotionally hardened
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay there awhile, then sprang up restlessly again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
fasten with a lock
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
roused to anger
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
not any; not one
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
Queenie
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From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading She lay there awhile, then sprang up restlessly again.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
screamsnounUS /skriːmz/
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
shrieksnounUS /ʃriːks/
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
skrieking
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From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She lay there awhile, then sprang up restlessly again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She lay there awhile, then sprang up restlessly again.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But no response came to her frenzied screams and cries.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She ran up and down the room like one mad, alternately skrieking and beating upon the locked door, until she fell upon the floor, conquered by sheer exhaustion.
utteringverbUS /ˈʌtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
wailsnounUS /weɪlz/
plural of “wail” — a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps those gilded walls had echoed such wails of agony before, and the hearts of those who heard them had grown callous with long familiarity.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Queenie heard the key grate in the lock and sprang up, uttering wild shrieks of passion and despair, almost beside herself with the horror of her new situation.
