actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
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 All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I closed the door behind me.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
capableadjectiveUS /ˈkeɪpəbəl/
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading I closed the door behind me.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I closed the door behind me.
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
exertionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃən/
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I closed the door behind me.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading All use of every other faculty, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged in the mere act of looking at me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway, Rachel rose from the piano.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion of which she was capable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us.
