adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading She dared not open her eyes.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
emergency-control
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From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
fibernounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
galvanizedverbUS /ˈɡælvənaɪzd/
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
LockenounUS /lɑːk/
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She dared not open her eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She dared not open her eyes.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
reboundverbUS /riˈbaʊnd/
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
sputteringnounUS /ˈspʌtərɪŋ/
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
strikeverbUS /straɪk/
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
switchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The last thing that she had seen was Locke struggling frantically to escape from under the elevator that was only a few inches above him and seemed destined to crush out his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a shudder she heard the great elevator strike the cellar floor and then rebound.
Zita
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From this reading There was a sputtering of blue flame as the connection was made, and Zita closed her eyes.
Zita's
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From this reading Every fiber of Zita's body was galvanized into action as she threw the whole weight of her body against the elevator emergency-control switch.
