adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
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 "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
Bertha's
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From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
crowdedadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊdəd/
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
Laurence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
Sauvresy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence continued a full quarter of an hour.
spasmnounUS /ˈspæzəm/
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
Tremorel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sauvresy at last subdued the spasm which had exhausted him, and spoke.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Tremorel, while these strange ideas crowded upon Bertha's mind, began to come to himself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The certainty that Laurence was now forever lost for him occurred to him, and his despair was without bounds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I have not said all yet," he commenced.
