adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
CROSSverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading CROSS PURPOSES.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
dinner-time
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From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She hardly knew herself at first how really ill she was.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
Gildersleeves
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From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
Granville
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From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
Gwendoline
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From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
half-delirious
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From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
half-hysterical
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From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading She hardly knew herself at first how really ill she was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
how
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From this reading She hardly knew herself at first how really ill she was.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She hardly knew herself at first how really ill she was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
Kelmscott
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From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
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 She hardly knew herself at first how really ill she was.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
PURPOSESnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading CROSS PURPOSES.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She hardly knew herself at first how really ill she was.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gwendoline had thrown herself into a fever of alarm as soon as she had posted her letter to Granville Kelmscott.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading She went up to her own room, flung herself wildly on the bed, and sobbed herself into a half-hysterical, half-delirious state, long before dinner-time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the Gildersleeves', too, the house that day was alive with excitement.
