adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
creaturesnounUS /ˈkriːtʃərz/
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
entreatverb
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
How
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From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
PainnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
quivered
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From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
stolenounUS /stoʊl/
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How long that speechless agony held me I never knew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a longer or shorter time there stole over me slowly a sleepy sense of relief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My first remembrance when I began to recover my senses was the remembrance of Pain--agonizing pain, as if every nerve in my body were being twisted and torn out of me.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given worlds to be able to cry out--to entreat the unseen creatures about me to give me back to death.
writhedadjectiveUS /rɪθd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading My whole being writhed and quivered under the dumb and dreadful protest of Nature against the effort to recall me to life.
