adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
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 She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
assumedadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
condemnationnounUS /ˌkɑːndəmˈneɪʃən/
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
contritionnounUS /kənˈtrɪʃən/
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
extentnounUS /ɪkˈstent/
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
frenzynounUS /ˈfrenzi/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
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 She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
moansnounUS /moʊnz/
plural of “moan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
Packard
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From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
persistentadjectiveUS /pərˈsɪstənt/
never-ceasing
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
possiblyadverbUS /ˈpɑːsəbli/
by chance
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
rightsnounUS /raɪts/
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
TennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than all these.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To all appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his persistent silence.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had left the side of the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had apparently wronged.
