adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You must not come."
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
CynthianounUS /ˈsɪnθiə/
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must not come."
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You must not come."
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
Oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
prohibitionnounUS /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had Cynthia made the prohibition strong enough?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
trashyadjectiveUS /ˈtræʃi/
cheap and inferior; of no value
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ought she not to have said, "If you do come, I will not see you?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And many another girl of nineteen has taken a novel for a guide when she has been suddenly confronted with the first great problem outside of her experience.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Her knowledge of the motives of the men and women in the greater world was largely confined to that which she had gathered from novels--not trashy novels, but those by standard authors of English life.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must not come."
