adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
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 But within, all was desolation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But within, all was desolation.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading But within, all was desolation.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
externaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
nervesnounUS /nɜːrvz/
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
overwhelmedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made a brave effort, however, to go through the routine of his life; and succeeded so far that he preserved an external appearance of bearing his loss with resignation.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading The little bundle of nerves which the father took into his arms must have realised with all its senses that, in all that it saw and heard and touched, there was nothing but love and help and protection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading Little Stephen had winning ways which sent deep roots into her father's heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some weeks after his wife's death Squire Norman was overwhelmed with grief.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But within, all was desolation.
