afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
BarleynounUS /ˈbɑːrli/
a grain of barley
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
Gaston
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From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
innnounUS /ɪn/
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remembered the events of the painful night, and often asked after Gaston.
SomehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Somehow, her horror of her son's death at his hands was met by the injury done him now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During that time the inn was not open to customers.
WhiskverbUS /wɪsk/
move somewhere quickly
From this reading Gaston lay for many days at "The Whisk o' Barley."
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman also for two days hung at the point of death, and then rallied.
