adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length she spoke.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
carvenadjective
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
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 But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
KURRI
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length she spoke.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
limbsnounUS /lɪmz/
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
Meriamun
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From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
Pharaoh's
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
quivered
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From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
reednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length she spoke.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
sphinxes
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From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At length she spoke.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
tumultuouslyadverb
in a tumultuous and riotous manner
From this reading Only her breast heaved tumultuously as though in triumph, and her limbs quivered like a shaken reed.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
VENGEANCEnounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
WanderernounUS /ˈwɑːndərər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI The Wanderer and Pharaoh’s Queen stood face to face in the twilight of the chamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
wearverbUS /wer/
be dressed in
From this reading But the face of Meriamun was cold as the dead, and on it was a smile such as the carven sphinxes wear.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They stood in silence, while bitter anger and burning shame poured into his heart and shone from his eyes.
