adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hour after hour of sleeplessness.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
anestheticadjectiveUS /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
relating to or producing insensibility
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
devicesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪsəz/
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
flashedverbUS /flæʃt/
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
HournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Hour after hour of sleeplessness.
Hylda
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From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
irritantnounUS /ˈɪrətənt/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hour after hour of sleeplessness.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
produceverbUS /prəˈduːs/
bring forth or yield
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
remorselesslyadverb
without pity; in a merciless manner
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
silver-tonguedadjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
sleeplessnessnoun
a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
From this reading Hour after hour of sleeplessness.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
surgeon'snounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒənz/
possessive form of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
tinkledverbUS /ˈtɪŋkəld/
past form of “tinkle” — make or emit a high sound
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Just such a surging, thrilling flood she had felt in the surgeon's chair when she was a girl and an anesthetic had been given.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In vain she tried devices to produce that monotony of thought which sometimes brings sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The silver-tongued clock remorselessly tinkled the quarters, and Hylda lay and waited for them with a hopeless strained attention.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Again and again, as she felt that sleep was coming at last, the thought of the letter she had found flashed through her mind with words of fire, and it seemed as if there had been poured through every vein a subtle irritant.
