adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
battle-fields
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From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
blindnessnounUS /ˈblaɪndnəs/
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
claw-like
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From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
gratitudenounUS /ˈɡrætətuːd/
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
grimmestadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪməst/
superlative of “grim” — not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
high-puffed
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From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
mattressnounUS /ˈmætrəs/
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
nailsnounUS /neɪlz/
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
rushverbUS /rʌʃ/
move hurridly
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading She had fallen across the high-puffed feather mattress of the bed, shivering in humble gratitude at her escape from the horror of blindness.
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
tricklingverbUS /ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The grip of his claw-like fingers on her throat came back to her now in sickening waves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The sobbing in the little room was the only sound that came from one of the grimmest battle-fields from which the soul of a woman ever emerged alive.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The blood was still trickling from the wound which his nails had made when she tore them loose in her first mad fight for breath.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading To the first rush of cowardly tears Mary had yielded utterly.
