adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She believed them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
Dora
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From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
Dora's
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From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He went up to her and raised her face to his.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
passionateadjectiveUS /ˈpæʃənət/
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He went up to her and raised her face to his.
rankledverbUS /ˈræŋkəld/
past form of “rankle” — gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
repentedverbUS /rɪˈpentɪd/
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
Ronald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading Before evening her husband repented of his anger, and called himself a coward for having scolded Dora.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She believed them.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She believed them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went up to her and raised her face to his.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He went up to her and raised her face to his.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went up to her and raised her face to his.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading The angry, passionate words spoken by Ronald--almost the first he had ever uttered--soon faded from his mind, but they rankled like poisoned arrows in Dora's heart.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Little wife," He said, "we have both been wrong.
