adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
congealedadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒiːld/
congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/
being joined in close association
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading Shame upon my cowardly and infirm heart!
describingverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Shame upon my cowardly and infirm heart!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
imagenounUS /ˈɪmədʒ/
an iconic mental representation
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
infirmadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrm/
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
From this reading Shame upon my cowardly and infirm heart!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/
make reference to
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
palsied
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From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
perceiveverbUS /pərˈsiːv/
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
ShamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Shame upon my cowardly and infirm heart!
shrinkverbUS /ʃrɪŋk/
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is with a shuddering reluctance that I enter on the province of describing him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
turbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Shame upon my cowardly and infirm heart!
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My blood is congealed: and my fingers are palsied when I call up his image.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I now come to the mention of a person with whose name the most turbulent sensations are connected.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now it is that I begin to perceive the difficulty of the task which I have undertaken; but it would be weakness to shrink from it.
