adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
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 Now, all her work had gone for naught.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
Araminta
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From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
companionableadjective
suggestive of companionship
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
illuminedverbUS /ˌɪˈluːmənd/
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
Mehitable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
patchworknounUS /ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
quivered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
reassertedverbUS /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪd/
past form of “reassert” — strengthen or make more firm
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
stepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At the thought, her stern mouth quivered, ever so slightly, and, all at once, she found the relief of tears.
triumphantlyadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/
in a triumphant manner
From this reading Nature had triumphantly reasserted itself, and Araminta had fallen in love.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No soft step upon the stair, no sunny face at her table, no sweet, girlish laugh, no long companionable afternoons with patchwork, while she talked and Araminta listened.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Now, all her work had gone for naught.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The years stretched before Miss Mehitable in a vast and gloomy vista illumined by no light.
