adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
brightenedverbUS /ˈbraɪtənd/
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The one sense left in her was the sense of fatigue.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The one sense left in her was the sense of fatigue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
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 The one sense left in her was the sense of fatigue.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one sense left in her was the sense of fatigue.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
recollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
restedadjectiveUS /ˈrestəd/
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The one sense left in her was the sense of fatigue.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
Sydney'snounUS /ˈsɪdniz/
possessive form of “sydney” — the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No horror of her solitude, no melancholy recollections, no dread of the future disturbed Sydney’s mind.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
topmostadjective
at or nearest to the top
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
Vacantlyadverb
in a vacant manner
From this reading Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one sense left in her was the sense of fatigue.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She saw nothing, heard nothing; the one feeling of which she was conscious was a dull aching in every limb.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon climbed the heavens, brightened the topmost leaves of the trees, found the gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and cheered it tenderly with radiant light.
