adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
Bostil
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From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
dropverbUS /drɑːp/
let fall to the ground
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
fullnessnounUS /ˈfʊlnəs/
completeness over a broad scope
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
gratitudenounUS /ˈɡrætətuːd/
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading She longed for something to happen.
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
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 It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed for something to happen.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She longed for something to happen.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She longed for something to happen.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions--a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content--a vague loneliness of soul--a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown.
