adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
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 This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/
move towards
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
Elsie
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From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
obeysverbUS /oʊˈbeɪz/
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "However, I may be mistaken; I must not allow myself to judge from only one month.
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the act of departing politely
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
submissiveadjectiveUS /səbˈmɪsɪv/
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
TriumphsnounUS /ˈtraɪəmfs/
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
unjustadjectiveUS /ənˈdʒʌst/
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTH "Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice Triumphs."
unselfishadjective
disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
From this reading "She is a dear, unselfish, generous little thing," he said to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She seems submissive, too,"--he had overheard what passed between her and Lucy at parting--"but perhaps that was for effect; she probably suspected I could hear her--and she thinks me a tyrant, and obeys from fear, not love."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This thought drove away all the tender feeling that had been creeping into his heart; and when he next met his little daughter, his manner was as cold and distant as ever, and Elsie found it impossible to approach him with sufficient freedom to tell him what was in her heart.
