adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
deferredverbUS /dɪˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
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 But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
softenverbUS /ˈsɑːfən/
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
Vladimir
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From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then Vladimir resumed in a voice growing more and more feeble:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But if you ask me why I have deferred my death so long, I answer that while you had a daughter living my vengeance was not complete.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Poor fellow!" said the Count, crushing him with a look of pity.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To feel that I belonged to you was every instant a torment.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Since that cursed hour, when I crawled at your feet, without being able to soften your stony heart with my tears, I became disgusted with life.
