Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
dulledadjectiveUS /dʌld/
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
excruciatingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
fragmentaryadjectiveUS /ˈfræɡmənteri/
consisting of small disconnected parts
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
in a gradual manner
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
hesitatinglyadverb
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
and nothing more
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
nauseanounUS /ˈnɔːziə/
the state that precedes vomiting
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
RecollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
supervened
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From this reading But gradually the fog cleared from her brain and memory supervened hesitatingly.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Recollection was dulled in bodily pain, and, at first, thought was merged in physical suffering.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She remembered fragmentary incidents of what had gone before the oblivion from which she had just emerged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly and painfully, through waves of deadly nausea and with the surging of deep waters in her ears, Diana struggled back to consciousness.
