AfterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
controlnounUS /kənˈtroʊl/
power to direct or determine
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
cooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
entreatiesnounUS /enˈtriːtiz/
plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
exercisedverbUS /ˈeksərsaɪzd/
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
extremelyadverbUS /ekˈstriːmli/
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
Georgi
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From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
irritatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtəd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
LahorenounUS /lɑːˈhɔːr/
city in northeast Pakistan
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
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 Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
punishmentnounUS /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
the act of punishing
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Once, at the beginning of our Indian journey, extremely irritated by her obstinate pride, I raised my hand against her.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One look from her brought me to my senses before the punishment followed.
valuedadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːd/
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading I laughed at her words, but from that time exercised more control over myself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Afterwards, when my blood had long cooled, she said to me, her eyes still blazing with anger, ‘If you had really struck me I should have left you at once, and no entreaties would ever have induced me to return to you.’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We lived in perfect harmony till the day when Georgi saved your life in Lahore, my valued comrade.
