AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
preternaturallyadverb
in a supernatural manner
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
REFUGEnounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading THE REFUGE.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REFUGE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
