adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
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 Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
bloweth
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From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
Brampton
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From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
Coniston
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From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
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 been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/
promote over another
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
listeth
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From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
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 It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
PublicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
school-teacher
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
sexnounUS /seks/
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
smithereensnounUS /ˌsmɪðərˈiːnz/
a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
sympathizersnounUS /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzərz/
plural of “sympathizer” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brampton had a storm all to itself--save for a sympathetic storm raging in Coniston--and all about a school-teacher.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Public opinion is like the wind--it bloweth where it listeth.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It whistled around Brampton the next day, whirling husbands and wives apart, and families into smithereens.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It is a decided point to be recorded in her favor that she had among her sympathizers as many women as men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Cynthia been a certain type of woman, she would have had all the men on her side and all of her own sex against her.
