adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading He is trembling with confusion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
criesnounUS /kraɪz/
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is trembling with confusion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
penitentlyadverb
showing remorse
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading He is trembling with confusion.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Then she broke in penitently, trying to pull his hands away from his hot face: “Never mind!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He puts his hands up to his face to keep off her anger.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
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 You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is trembling with confusion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I would not have believed it of you,” she cries, “to take advantage of me like this, when I am alone--and--everything.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know very well that nothing but trouble could come to either of us from your telling me a thing like that.”
