adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
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 And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
BASSETT
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From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
Bella
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From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
Bella's
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From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
betrayedverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
CHARLESnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
ElysiumnounUS /ɪˈlɪziəm/
a place or condition of ideal happiness
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
exertedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/
past form of “exert” — put to use
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
invitationsnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Never was rake more thoroughly transformed.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was rake more thoroughly transformed.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
rakeverbUS /reɪk/
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading Never was rake more thoroughly transformed.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
SIRnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
strong-mindedadjective
having a determined will
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Never was rake more thoroughly transformed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading Never was rake more thoroughly transformed.
unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR CHARLES BASSETT was now living in Elysium.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Every day he sat for hours at the feet of Bella Bruce, admiring her soft, feminine ways and virgin modesty even more than her beauty.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would decline all invitations to dine with him and her father--a strong-minded old admiral, whose authority was unbounded, only, to Bella's regret, very rarely exerted.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading And her visible blush whenever he appeared suddenly, and the soft commotion and yielding in her lovely frame whenever he drew near, betrayed his magnetic influence, and told all but the blind she adored him.
