adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
aidedadjectiveUS /ˈeɪdəd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
Berenice
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From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/
being joined in close association
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
degradationnounUS /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
deliriousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪriəs/
experiencing delirium
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
insinuatedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪnjuːeɪtɪd/
past form of “insinuate” — introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
jailernounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
latterlyadverb
in the recent past
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This was too much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
noblyadverbUS /ˈnɑːbli/
in a noble manner
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
sexnounUS /seks/
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
suspectingverbUS /səˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “suspect” — imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading The child had not, as had been insinuated, aided her own degradation, but had nobly sustained the dignity of her sex and her family.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was too much.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This was too much.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As to the jailer, he was met by a party of us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not suspecting that any of us could be connected with the family, he was led to talk of the most hideous details with regard to my poor Berenice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Such advantages as the monster pretended to have gained over her--sick, desolate, and latterly delirious--were, by his own confession, not obtained without violence.
