adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And by a woman!
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 Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And full of black rage!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And full of black rage!
borneverbUS /bɔːrn/
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And by a woman!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And full of black rage!
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And full of black rage!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading And full of black rage!
reproached
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From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
shamedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪmd/
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She might have shamed me then, and I might have taken the shame to myself and forgiven her.
trickedverbUS /trɪkt/
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Had she only reproached me, or, turning on me in the hour of MY victory, said all that she had now said in the moment of her own, I could have borne it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, as it was, I stood there in the gathering dusk, between the darkening hedges, baffled, tricked, defeated!
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And by a woman!
