adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
ANNABEL
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From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
BEAUTIFULadjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
CircumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
combineverbUS /ˈkɑːmbaɪn/
have or possess in combination
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/
promote over another
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
LEEnounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
Maggie
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From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
Oliphant
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From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
self-controlnounUS /ˌselfkənˈtroʊl/
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE Circumstances seem to combine to spoil some people.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading She was impulsive, generous, affectionate, but she was also perverse, and, so to speak, uncertain.
UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to the present, however, this training had scarcely come to Miss Oliphant.
victimsnounUS /ˈvɪktəmz/
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Maggie Oliphant was one of the victims of fortune, which, while appearing to favor her, gave her in reality the worst training which was possible for a nature such as hers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was a creature of moods and she was almost absolutely without self-control; and yet nature had been kind to Maggie, giving her great beauty of form and face and a character which a right training would have rendered noble.
