adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is but one excuse for me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading There is but one excuse for me.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is but one excuse for me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is but one excuse for me.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
MADEadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
mercilessadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsələs/
having or showing no mercy
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
obstinatelyadverb
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is but one excuse for me.
overthrownounUS /ˈoʊvərθroʊ/
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
rejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shock of that last overthrow of the one hope that held me to life was more than my reason could endure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is but one excuse for me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MADE no movement to leave the room; I let no sign of sorrow escape me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stood looking down at her with a merciless anger, the bare remembrance of which fills me at this day with a horror of myself.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At last, my heart was hardened against the woman who had so obstinately rejected me.
