agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
AngelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Inside, the scene had hardly changed.
chimesnounUS /tʃaɪmz/
plural of “chime” — a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
dairy-maids
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From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
FivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five o'clock!
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Inside, the scene had hardly changed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
InsideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside, the scene had hardly changed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
laborersnounUS /ˈleɪbərərz/
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
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 The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Five o'clock!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Inside, the scene had hardly changed.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The light of the lamp seemed to have grown so ghostly that the nurse had turned it out, and, drawing the blinds, let the faint morning light come in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The Angel of Death had spread his wings over the doctor's house, and awaited only the moment when his sword should fall.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The chimes had played the hour, the church clock had struck; the laborers were going to the fields, the dairy-maids were beginning their work; the sky had grown clear and blue, the long night of agony was over.
