adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
Aldclyffe
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From this reading ‘Don’t be so foolish,’ said Miss Aldclyffe.
Aldclyffe's
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From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Don’t be so foolish,’ said Miss Aldclyffe.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ‘Come, make the best of it.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Come, make the best of it.
Cytherea's
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From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
Don't
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From this reading ‘Don’t be so foolish,’ said Miss Aldclyffe.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading ‘Don’t be so foolish,’ said Miss Aldclyffe.
frigiditynoun
sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Come, make the best of it.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading ‘Come, make the best of it.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
producedverbUS /prəˈduːst/
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Don’t be so foolish,’ said Miss Aldclyffe.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sank back into a chair, and buried her face in her hands.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Don’t be so foolish,’ said Miss Aldclyffe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
upsetverbUS /əpˈset/
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading But even the frigidity of Miss Aldclyffe’s morning mood was overcome by the look of sick and blank despair which the carelessly uttered words had produced upon Cytherea’s face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot upset the fact I have told you of, unfortunately.
