AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHAPTER i A COMPLAINT.
admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
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 As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
Belfield
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From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
Cecilia
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From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER i A COMPLAINT.
clearedadjectiveUS /klɪrd/
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
COMPLAINTnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading CHAPTER i A COMPLAINT.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
enquireverbUS /ɪnˈkwaɪər/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
harbouring
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From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
Harrel's
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From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHAPTER i A COMPLAINT.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
objectionsnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃənz/
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading In a few minutes Miss Belfield, softly opening and shutting the door of the next apartment, made her appearance.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
Swallow-street
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From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She looked thin and pale, but much gratified by the sight of Cecilia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Cecilia now found herself cleared, at least, of all suspicions of harbouring too tender a regard for Mr Belfield, her objections to visiting his sister were removed, and the morning after her return to Mr Harrel's, she went in a chair to Swallow-street.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She sent her servant up stairs to enquire if she might be admitted, and was immediately taken into the room where she had twice before been received.
