adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am at the end of my line of life.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am at the end of my line of life.”
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I am at the end of my line of life.”
EVENINGnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
happensverbUS /ˈhæpənz/
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am at the end of my line of life.”
life-blood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I am at the end of my line of life.”
luciditynounUS /luːˈsɪdɪti/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am at the end of my line of life.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
nullitynoun
the state of nonexistence
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
SUNDAYnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She sat suspended in a state of complete nullity, harder to bear than death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless something happens,” she said to herself, in the perfect lucidity of final suffering, “I shall die.
Ursula
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her passion seemed to bleed to death, and there was nothing.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading SUNDAY EVENING As the day wore on, the life-blood seemed to ebb away from Ursula, and within the emptiness a heavy despair gathered.
