adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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 Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
CRAWLEY
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From this reading CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
HOGGLESTOCK
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From this reading CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
Lufton's
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
namelyadverbUS /ˈneɪmli/
as follows
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
parsondom
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From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
proneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
protégé
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
