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The Lady of the Ice: A Novel

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?
At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.
By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.
For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.
Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?
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The Lady of the Ice: A Novel

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Lady of the Ice: A Novel is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?
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At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.
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By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.
/baɪ ðɪs taɪm aɪ wɑːz raʊzd ʌp tuː ə pɪtʃ ʌv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt sʌtʃ æz aɪ hæd ˈnevər bɪˈfɔːr ɪkˈspɪriənst/
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For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.
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Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?
/wɑːz ɪt ˈpɑːsəbəl ðæt ʃiː kʊd ʃer hɪz ˈmædnəs ənd hɪz ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/

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approaches noun US /əˈproʊtʃəz/

plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

From this reading “TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?”

brooding noun US /ˈbruːdɪŋ/

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading “For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.”

conjectures noun US /kənˈdʒektʃərz/

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading “For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.”

desperation noun US /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading “Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?”

imagining verb US /ˌɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/

-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading “For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.”

Jack's noun US /dʒæks/

possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount

From this reading “For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.”

outpouring noun US /ˌaʊtˈpɔːrɪŋ/

a natural flow of ground water

From this reading “TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?”

tumultuous adjective US /ˌtuːˈmʌltʃuːəs/

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

From this reading “TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

AGITATIONnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

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 For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

subject to appointment

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

APPROACHESnounUS /əˈproʊtʃəz/

plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

AWFULadjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

DIREFULadjective

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

EMOTIONSnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

EXCITEMENTnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

experiencedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspɪriənst/

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

FEARFULadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

HOURnounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

ICEnounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

imaginingverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/

-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

INJUREDadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/

harmed

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

INTERRUPTIONnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/

possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

MEETINGnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

O'Halloran's

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From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

OUTPOURINGnounUS /ˌaʊtˈpɔːrɪŋ/

a natural flow of ground water

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

REVELATIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

rousedverbUS /raʊzd/

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

sortsnounUS /sɔːrts/

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

SUDDENadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

TENDERadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Was it possible that she could share his madness and his desperation?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At last the appointed evening came, and I prepared to go to O'Halloran's.

TREMENDOUSadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

TUMULTUOUSadjectiveUS /ˌtuːˈmʌltʃuːəs/

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading For two days and two nights I had been brooding and dreaming over this one subject, imagining all sorts of things, making all sorts of conjectures about Jack's letter and Miss O'Halloran's reception of it.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

UTTERLY-CRUSHING

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From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading By this time I was roused up to a pitch of excitement such as I had never before experienced.

WHOpronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.--THE HOUR APPROACHES, AND WITH IT THE MAN.--THE LADY OF THE ICE.--A TUMULTUOUS MEETING.--OUTPOURING OF TENDER EMOTIONS.--AGITATION OF THE LADY.--A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION.--AN INJURED MAN, AN AWFUL, FEARFUL, DIREFUL, AND UTTERLY-CRUSHING REVELATION.--WHO IS THE LADY OF THE ICE?

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