aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
Barbara
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From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
bumbled
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From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
CAERGWENT
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From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
exposurenounUS /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I will try to forget it.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I hope our friends may.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope our friends may.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
inflamedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfleɪmd/
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope our friends may.”
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I hope our friends may.”
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
sadlyadverbUS /ˈsædli/
in an unfortunate way
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I will try to forget it.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY CAERGWENT was thoroughly ashamed and bumbled by that unhappy evening.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She looked so melancholy and subdued in the morning, with her heavy eyelids and inflamed eyes, and moved so meekly and sadly, without daring to look up, that Lady Barbara quite pitied her, and said—more kindly than she had ever spoken to her before:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I see you are sorry for the exposure last night, so we will say no more about it.
