adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
condemningadjectiveUS /kənˈdemɪŋ/
containing or imposing condemnation or censure
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
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From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
culpableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlpəbəl/
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
disappointmentnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
inwardlyadverbUS /ˈɪnwərdli/
with respect to private feelings
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
pinedverbUS /paɪnd/
past form of “pine” — have a desire for something or someone who is not present
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
rebelledverbUS /rɪˈbeld/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
refrainedverbUS /rɪˈfreɪnd/
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
resistedverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪd/
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
rightsnounUS /raɪts/
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
sadlyadverbUS /ˈsædli/
in an unfortunate way
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading But she secretly pined, and inwardly rebelled against her sad disappointment; and thus her recovery was delayed for several months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had the idea, but not the courage to do so.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
tyrannynounUS /ˈtɪrəni/
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If, on one side, she saw the dangers of an almost culpable resignation--for she, too, was a mother!--on the other she felt crushed by the consciousness of her guilt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The moment had come when Valentine should have asserted her maternal rights, and resisted the countess’s tyranny.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading She sadly yielded; surrendered herself into the hands of a mother whose conduct she refrained from questioning, to escape the painful necessity of condemning it.
