adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
BRAINnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
captornounUS /ˈkæptər/
a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading "Come!" said her captor.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
chelae
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From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come!" said her captor.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading They were eating human flesh--eating it raw!
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
gaspedverbUS /ɡæspt/
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
headlessadjectiveUS /ˈhedləs/
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
HeliumnounUS /ˈhiːliəm/
a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading They were eating human flesh--eating it raw!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
partiallyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrʃəli/
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
PERFECTadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading They were eating human flesh--eating it raw!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come!" said her captor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
spidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
TaranounUS /ˈterə/
a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Tara of Helium gasped in horror and turning away covered her eyes with her palms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PERFECT BRAIN The song that had been upon her lips as she entered died there--frozen by the sight of horror that met her eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were eating human flesh--eating it raw!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In the center of the chamber a headless body lay upon the floor--a body that had been partially devoured--while over and upon it crawled a half a dozen heads upon their short, spider legs, and they tore at the flesh of the woman with their chelae and carried the bits to their awful mouths.
