alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
the act of burning something
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the laughter of Charlie's delirium outvoiced the winds.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
Charlie's
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From this reading But the laughter of Charlie's delirium outvoiced the winds.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
chillsnounUS /tʃɪlz/
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading But the laughter of Charlie's delirium outvoiced the winds.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
fiercenessnoun
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
insufficientlyadverbUS /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/
to an insufficient degree
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
the sound of laughing
From this reading But the laughter of Charlie's delirium outvoiced the winds.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
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 The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
march in a procession
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Now he moaned with them and sighed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
outvoiced
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From this reading But the laughter of Charlie's delirium outvoiced the winds.
Seth'snounUS /seθs/
possessive form of “seth” — (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Now he moaned with them and sighed.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now he moaned with them and sighed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
tornadoesnounUS /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊz/
plural of “tornado” — a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was March now and the winds blew with the fierceness of tornadoes.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter had been too long and cold, or the child, however tender Seth's care of him, had been insufficiently clothed and fed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lay ill, alternately shaking with chills and burning with fever.
