adorableadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrəbəl/
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading It was full dawn now.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was full dawn now.
going-out
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
GoneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full dawn now.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was full dawn now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
punctuatedverbUS /ˈpʌŋktʃuːeɪtɪd/
past form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
remindernounUS /riˈmaɪndər/
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
tarnishedverbUS /ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/
past form of “tarnish” — make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
vigilnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəl/
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full dawn now.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
