AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
Cowan
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From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
crashedverbUS /kræʃt/
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
crumbledverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəld/
past form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
enduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
fearsomelyadverb
in a fearsome manner
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
foundationsnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What next?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
Penniman
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From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
stabilitynounUS /stəˈbɪlɪti/
the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
stoutadjectiveUS /staʊt/
dependable
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this no support was to be trusted, however seemingly stout.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What next?
Wilbur
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From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
Winona
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From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stared across the appalling desolation with frightened eyes.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A world once considered of enduring stability had crashed fearsomely about the ears of Winona Penniman and Wilbur Cowan.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading Old foundations had crumbled, old institutions perished, the walls of Time itself lay wrecked.
