adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
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 His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
blushesnounUS /ˈblʌʃəz/
plural of “blush” — a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
Dora
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From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
droopverbUS /druːp/
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
Earlescourt
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From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
gardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
homagenounUS /ˈɑːmədʒ/
respectful deference
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
strawberriesnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
unspokenadjectiveUS /ənˈspoʊkən/
expressed without speech
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
vanitynounUS /ˈvænəti/
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His vanity was gratified by the sweetest homage of all, the unconscious, unspoken love and admiration of the young girl.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He liked to watch the blushes on her face, and the quivering of her lips when she caught the first sound of his coming footsteps.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He liked to watch her dark eyes droop, and then to see them raised to his with a beautiful, startled light.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the days passed she began to lose something of her shy, startled manner, and laughed and talked to him as she would have done to her own brother.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
