adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was strange, but it was so.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading No sense of fatigue overpowered me.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange, but it was so.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
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 I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sense of fatigue overpowered me.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
MurderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sense of fatigue overpowered me.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
overpoweredverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/
past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force
From this reading No sense of fatigue overpowered me.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
ReportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading No sense of fatigue overpowered me.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was strange, but it was so.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was strange, but it was so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
TrialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was strange, but it was so.
WifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading IN the gray light of the new morning I closed the Report of my husband’s Trial for the Murder of his first Wife.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I had no wish, after my long hours of reading and thinking, to lie down and sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I felt as if I _had_ slept, and had now just awakened--a new woman, with a new mind.
