adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Yes, aunt, if she wants to come.
besiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
BetrayedverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
clasping
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From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
DARKnounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading --FANE'S "LOVE IN THE DARK."
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
Elsie
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From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
FANE'S
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From this reading --FANE'S "LOVE IN THE DARK."
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
fort's
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From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, aunt, if she wants to come.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --FANE'S "LOVE IN THE DARK."
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
LOVEnounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading --FANE'S "LOVE IN THE DARK."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the act of departing politely
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, aunt, if she wants to come.
sighedverbUS /saɪd/
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
StanhopenounUS /ˈstænəp/
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --FANE'S "LOVE IN THE DARK."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Yes, aunt, if she wants to come.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Horace, will you bring her to see me again?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Oh, what a feeble fort's a woman's heart, Betrayed by nature, and besieged by art.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, aunt, if she wants to come.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear child, what shall I do without you?" sighed Miss Stanhope, clasping Elsie in her arms, and holding her in a long, tender embrace; for the time of parting had come.
