Monday, March 21, 2022

The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce

 boarded



Pronunciation: /boar.dihd/
Function in the sentence: Past simple and past participle of verb board
Meaning leaned: A thin flat piece of cut wood or other hard material ,often used a particular purpose.
Original sentence: "The window was boarded up."

Sentences: 
1. He is already boarded a plane back to the US.
2. In the holidays ,I boardedwith a family in suffolk.



unkind



Pronunciation: /un.keyend/
Function in the sentence:Adjective
Meaning unkind:Not treating someone very well not considering someone's feeling.
Original sentence: "Surely it is unking not to cry for the dead."


Sentences: 
1. It was a bit unkind of you to mention her weght.
2. That was an unkind thing to say. 

shook


Pronunciation: /shaak/
Function in the sentence: Verb
Meaning shookShocked and upset by on unpleasant experience.
Original sentence:"It was so violent a crash that the whole house shook."


Sentences: 
1. I drove home by myself totally shook up.
2. He is still pretty shook up about the whole thing.

sadness


Pronunciation: /saed.nihs/
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning sadness: The feeling of being unhappy , especially because somethin bad has happened.
Original sentence:"Murlock had no experience in deep sadness."

Sentences: 
1. Her eyes expressed deep sadness.
2. I knew that behind her smile was sadness.


loyalty


Pronunciation: /loy.uhl.tee/
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning loyalty:The quality of being , the feelings of suport or duty towards someone or something.
Original sentence:"He had married a joung woman in all ways worthy  of his honestlove and loyalty."

Sentences: 
1. His loyalty was never in question.
2. Her loyaltyto the cause is impressive.


Thrown 

 


 Pronunciation: thrown 

Function in the sentence: Verb (past participle)

Meaning thrown: To make something move through the air by pushing it out of your hand.
Original sentence:“It seemed as if a heavy body was thrown against the table with a force that pushed against his chest.”

Sentences:  
1.  I have thrown my food from the plate.
2.  They have thrown our uniform of the school. 

quickly 


Pronunciation: /kwi·klee/
Function in the sentence: Adverb.
Meaning quickly: Fast or in a short time.
Original sentence:With no definite plan and acting like a madman, Murlock ran quickly to the wall.”

Sentences:
1. He will have arrived quickly at his work.                    
2. She walks quickly to her school.

 consciousness

 


 

Pronunciationkaan·chuh·snuhs
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning consciousness:The state of being awake and being able to think and notice things
Original sentence: When he returned to consciousness the sun was high and the forest was filled with the sounds of singing birds.”

 Sentences: 

1. My consciousness won't let me quiet.

2. She will talk with the police because her consciousness doesn’t get her sleep.


 frightened


Pronunciation: /frai·tnd /
Function in the sentence: Adjective
Meaning frightened: Afraid or nervous 
Original sentence:“Where the animal had left it when frightened away by the light and sound of the rifle.”


Sentences: 
1. When I look at her, my heart be put frightened.
2. We are frightened by the spiders. 

Ribbon



Pronunciation: /ri·bn/
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning ribbon:  A long, narrow piece of cloth that is used for tying things or used for decoration.
Original sentence: The ribbon he had used to tie the wrists was broken”

Sentences:
1. The present has a ribbon red color.
2. Can you buy a ribbon for my soon?

Insanity


Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsæn.ə.ti/
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning insanity: The condition of being seriously mentally ill.
Original sentence:"There is a point at which fear may turn to insanity; and insanity incites to action.

Sentences:  
1. He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
2. He suffered from periodic bouts of insanity.

Wrists

 


Pronunciation /rɪst/
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning wrist: The of the body between the hand and the arm.
Original sentence:The ribbon he had used to tie the wrists was broken.

Sentences:
1. I sprained my wrist playing tennis.
2. He's chipped a bone in his wrist.

Tightly



Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪt.li/
Function in the sentence: Adverb
Meaning tightly: Firmly or closely.
Original sentence: "The hands were tightly closed."


Sentences:
 1. Dorothy held her dog tightly so he wouldn't run after them.
2. John help my hand tightly.

Brigthness

Pronunciation/braɪt/
Function in the sentence: Adjective
Meaning brigthness: Full of light, shining.
Original sentence:"The flash from the rifle lit the room with a clear brightness. 

Sentences: 
1. My room is brigth.
2. A brigth star was shining.

Threw



Pronunciation: /θruː

Function in the sentence:  Past simple of throw.        

Meaning throw: To send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm.   

Original sentence: "He threw his hands upon the table. "                 

Sentences:

1. My friend threw the ball black over the fence.

2. She threw herself  into a chair, exhausted.


Remaining


Pronunciation/ re – main – ing /

Function in the sentence: Adjective
Meaning remainingGerund for the subject of the verb remain.
Original sentence: But among those remaining was a man who had been one of the first people to arrive there.

Sentences: 

1. She bought me the remaining shirt from the store.           

2. He has the remaining money.


wrinkled


Pronunciation/ rihng - kuhld /
Function in the sentence: Adjective
Meaning wrinkledTo develop or cause to develop wrinkles.
Original sentence: " His face was wrinkled."

Sentences: 

1. My book is wrinkled.

2. The paperboard of the table is wrinkled.


Fearless


Pronunciation/ feer -luhs /
Function in the sentence: Adjective
Meaning fearlessFree from fear.
Original sentence: "With a fearless spirit I went to the place and got close enough to the ruined cabin to throw a stone against it."


Sentences: 

1. I am a fearless man.

2. He claims to be a fearless child.


Fever


Pronunciation/ fiver /
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning feverA rise in body temperature above the normal.
Original sentence: "He found his wite sick with fever and confution."


Sentences: 

1. When she was a child, she got a fever.

2. The fever is a disease.

 

Burial


Pronunciation/ buri - al /
Function in the sentence: Noun
Meaning burial: The act or process of burying.
Original sentence: "I know anly that the body was buried near the cabin , next to the buriel place of his wite."

Sentences:

1. My uncle was burial in the cemetery.

2. In my town there is a burial.


























 



 















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