adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Why were they both so sad?
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
FURNACEnounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
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From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/
absolutely still
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Why were they both so sad?
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why were they both so sad?
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why were they both so sad?
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
unhappinessnounUS /ənˈhæpinɪs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How is it that sometimes we seem to enjoy unhappiness?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why were they both so sad?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Smith came I knew no repose from the time he entered the room.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why were they both so sad?
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading One day a word, a flush, a glance, made me shudder; another day, another glance, another word, threw me into uncertainty.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading IN THE FURNACE My heart yearned to set out and yet I delayed; some secret influence rooted me to the spot.
