adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
Anne'snounUS /ænz/
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you very tired, Marilla?”
attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
dejectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈdʒektɪd/
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
inertadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɜːrt/
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
limplyadverb
without rigidity
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
MARILLA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
OrchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
SlopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Something in her dejected attitude struck a chill to Anne’s heart.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had never seen Marilla sit limply inert like that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Are you very tired, Marilla?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Are you very tired, Marilla?”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MARILLA went to town the next day and returned in the evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne had gone over to Orchard Slope with Diana and came back to find Marilla in the kitchen, sitting by the table with her head leaning on her hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you very tired, Marilla?”
