adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was long since I had known such raptures.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
raptures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was long since I had known such raptures.
repeatedlyadverbUS /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
several time
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was long since I had known such raptures.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was long since I had known such raptures.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long since I had known such raptures.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I repeatedly took her to the window to look at her face in the moonlight, and she seemed to me a lovely dream, and I made haste to hold her tight to convince myself of the truth of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She vowed eternal love, cried and begged me to take her away with me.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In my room she told me she had loved me for a long time, more than a year.
