AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
agencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
borneverbUS /bɔːrn/
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
clutchingverbUS /ˈklʌtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
enlightenmentnounUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənmənt/
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
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From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
recessesnounUS /ˈriːsesəz/
plural of “recess” — a state of abeyance or suspended business
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
