AfterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
controlnounUS /kənˈtroʊl/
power to direct or determine
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
daughter-in-lawnounUS /ˈdɔːtərɪnlɔː/
the wife of your son
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
distractedlyadverb
in a distracted manner
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
Dupont
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From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
Henriette
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Would she kill herself, perhaps?
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Would she kill herself, perhaps?
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she kill herself, perhaps?
