aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She died soon after daybreak.
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 They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been dead two days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
calmlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmli/
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
creptverbUS /krept/
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading She died soon after daybreak.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She had been dead two days.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She had been dead two days.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She died soon after daybreak.
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
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From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been dead two days.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading She died soon after daybreak.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had read and talked to her in the earlier portion of the night, but as the hours crept on, she sunk to sleep.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had been dead two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all about her at the time, knowing that the end was drawing on.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When morning came, and they could speak more calmly on the subject of their grief, they heard how her life had closed.
