adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
accusingadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
containing or expressing accusation
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
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 Still youth prevailed over all.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/
at or in or to any place
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
drawing-room
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From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
Ellinor
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From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
flower-garden
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From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
Monro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Still youth prevailed over all.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Still youth prevailed over all.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
schoolroomnounUS /ˈskuːlruːm/
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still youth prevailed over all.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the afternoon came when she left her room.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
unusedadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːzd/
not yet used or soiled
From this reading Miss Monro would gladly have made a festival of her recovery, and have had her conveyed into the unused drawing-room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But Ellinor begged that she might be taken into the library--into the schoolroom--anywhere (thought she) not looking on the side of the house on the flower-garden, which she had felt in all her illness as a ghastly pressure lying within sight of those very windows, through which the morning sun streamed right upon her bed--like the accusing angel, bringing all hidden things to light.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ellinor got well, as I have said, even when she would fain have died.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Still youth prevailed over all.
