absentlyadverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
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 "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
AUTHORESSnoun
a woman author
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
can't
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From this reading I wonder why I can't.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
don't
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From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
ELEANOR
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From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I can't give up everything in the way of recreation."
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I can't give up everything in the way of recreation."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
isn't
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From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
knitverbUS /nɪt/
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
quickeradverbUS /ˈkwɪkər/
more quickly
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
recreationnounUS /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading I can't give up everything in the way of recreation."
reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
SomehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Somehow there isn't enough of me to go round," she reflected.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I can't give up everything in the way of recreation."
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
WATSONnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading ELEANOR WATSON, AUTHORESS Eleanor Watson leaned back in her Morris chair, her eyes fixed absently on the opposite wall, her forehead knit in deep thought.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I can't give up everything in the way of recreation."
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I don't see why,--the other girls, no quicker or brighter than I, seem to get on all right.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder why I can't.
