adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
amusementnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənt/
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
Marian's
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
Merwyn
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
OMINOUSadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading OMINOUS.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
saintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
SUBORDINATEadjectiveUS /səˈbɔːrdəneɪt/
lower in rank or importance
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
vindictiveadjectiveUS /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
WillardnounUS /ˈwɪlərd/
United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
