adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
congestionnounUS /kənˈdʒestʃən/
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have no money for you," his wife replied.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no money for you," his wife replied.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
rationalitynounUS /ˌræʃəˈnælɪti/
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I have no money for you," his wife replied.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
stimulusnounUS /ˈstɪmjələs/
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
stronglyadverbUS /ˈstrɔːŋli/
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
supplyverbUS /səˈplaɪ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Give me some money!" he said, in an excited tone, to his wife, coming in hurriedly from the street, one day about this time.
trembledverbUS /ˈtrembəld/
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His face was dark and red, as if there were a congestion of the blood in the veins of the skin, while his hands trembled, and his whole frame was strongly agitated.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At last, everything that he could take had been taken, and as neither his wife nor daughters would give him any money, his supply of stimulus was cut off, and he became almost mad with the intolerable desire that was burning within him for the fiery poison which had robbed him of rationality and freedom.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Those who had been familiar with that old man, years before, would hardly have recognized him now, in his old worn and faded garments.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have no money for you," his wife replied.
