adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
gesturenounUS /ˈdʒestʃər/
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
how
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From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
insolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
marksnounUS /mɑːrks/
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
stupidlyadverbUS /ˈstuːpədli/
in a stupid manner
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
Termonde
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From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
undressedadjectiveUS /ənˈdrest/
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice had turned rough like his gesture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Is that the way to come into a salon?" said M. Termonde.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had grasped my arm so tightly that where his fingers had fastened on it I found black marks that night when I undressed myself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading But it was neither his insolent words nor the pain of his grasp which made me stand there stupidly, with a swelling heart.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, how you frightened me!" said my mother.
