used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
extreme mental distress
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
provoking horror
From this reading There was something horrible that I had to realise and could not.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
go away from a place
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading There was something horrible that I had to realise and could not.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something horrible that I had to realise and could not.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something horrible that I had to realise and could not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I locked my door, and a solitary hour of anguish passed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something horrible that I had to realise and could not.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said I was tired, and begged them to leave me alone.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
in or at the place that
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
showing curiosity
From this reading The children followed me to my room, wondering where I could have been so late.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fever of uncertainty would not let me weep; I suffered without much sign, but in such a degree as I had never dreamed of before.
