adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
acutelyadverbUS /əˈkjuːtli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
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 The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
Brontë
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From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
describesverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbz/
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
extractsnounUS /ˈekstrækts/
plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
harassverbUS /hərˈæs/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
healthnounUS /helθ/
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
inclementadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklemənt/
(of weather or climate) severe
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive 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 The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
nervesnounUS /nɜːrvz/
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
redoubledadjectiveUS /riˈdʌbəld/
become much greater in intensity or size or amount
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
sensitivenessnounUS /ˈsensətɪvnəs/
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
spellverbUS /spel/
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading But the real state of things may be gathered from the following extracts from her letters.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
toothachenoun
an ache localized in or around a tooth
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
wakefulnessnoun
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cold brought on severe toothache; toothache was the cause of a succession of restless miserable nights; and long wakefulness told acutely upon her nerves, making them feel with redoubled sensitiveness all the harass of her oppressive life.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Miss Brontë describes herself as having utterly lost her appetite, and as looking "grey, old, worn and sunk," from her sufferings during the inclement season.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The next year opened with a spell of cold dreary weather, which told severely on a constitution already tried by anxiety and care.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she would not allow herself to lay her bad health to the charge of an uneasy mind; "for after all," said she at this time, "I have many, many things to be thankful for."
