Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
abetted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
almost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
ardour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
bind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
bud
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
capitulated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
cards
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
consummate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
coolness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
declaration
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
easy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
efficiently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
entrancingly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
equal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
failure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
going
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
judiciousness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
Laura
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
most
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
mother
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
nipped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
occasion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
over-eager
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
played
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
premature
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
rather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
risk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
saw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
show
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
skilfully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all of this she had been most skilfully and efficiently abetted by her mother.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
success
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
sweetly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
tenfold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
walk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had even done this again with equal judiciousness--her point being that he should never think he was going to have an easy walk over--then had as suddenly capitulated, so sweetly, so entrancingly, as to bind him to her there and then with tenfold ardour.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
win
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had played her cards well--had played them with a consummate coolness beyond her years.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had determined to win him, almost from the very first, yet she would rather risk failure than show herself over-eager to grasp success.
Zermatt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence she had nipped his too premature declaration in the bud on that last occasion when we saw them together at Zermatt.
