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 ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
ALMOSTadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Fault of his!" exclaimed the captain, interrupting her in surprise.
CAUSEnounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Fault of his!" exclaimed the captain, interrupting her in surprise.
EXPLAINEDverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Fault of his!" exclaimed the captain, interrupting her in surprise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
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From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
HusbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Fault of his!" exclaimed the captain, interrupting her in surprise.
interruptingverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪŋ/
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading "Fault of his!" exclaimed the captain, interrupting her in surprise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
PLACEnounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
PrayverbUS /preɪ/
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Pray, whose fault was it then?
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Fault of his!" exclaimed the captain, interrupting her in surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Pray, whose fault was it then?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
TOOKverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
TREATSnounUS /triːts/
plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH TREATS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE CAUSE WAS EXPLAINED.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Pray, whose fault was it then?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Did I not see him with my eyes, and in his shirt?
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALMOST the first words spoken by the recovering woman were, "Husband, now that I have collected my senses, and come to remember how it all happened, I feel you have done grievous wrong to the poor man, for truly it was no fault of his."
