adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
Arctura
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
Auchars
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
BROOKESnounUS /brʊks/
plural of “brooke” — English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
concludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
Donal
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
EARLnounUS /ɜːrl/
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
faintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
half-way
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
MISTRESSnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
Simmons
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
slightnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
twitchingnounUS /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
