adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
dispelverbUS /dɪˈspel/
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
experiencedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspɪriənst/
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
mayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
perpetrationnoun
the act of committing a crime
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
powersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
practicaladjectiveUS /ˈpræktəkəl/
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
reasoningnounUS /ˈriːzənɪŋ/
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
reassertedverbUS /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪd/
past form of “reassert” — strengthen or make more firm
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
signalized
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From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It left me almost immediately and my full reasoning powers reasserted themselves; but the experience had been mine and I could not smile it away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I am by nature a thoroughly practical woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I had not been, the many misfortunes of my life would have made me so.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The result was a conviction, which even reason could not dispel, that whatever secret tragedy or wrong had signalized this house, its perpetration had taken place in this very room.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, when the library door closed behind the mayor and I found myself again alone in a spot where I had not felt comfortable from the first, I experienced an odd sensation not unlike fear.
