adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
BROOKEnounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading BROOKE BURGESS.
BURGESSnounUS /ˈbɜːrdʒəs/
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading BROOKE BURGESS.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
partlyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrtli/
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
Stanbury
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From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading But she was afraid, and was conscious of it, and was out of temper because she was ashamed of herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
twitternounUS /ˈtwɪtər/
a series of chirps
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hour at which Mr. Brooke Burgess was to arrive had come round, and Miss Stanbury was in a twitter, partly of expectation, and partly, it must be confessed, of fear.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why there should be any fear she did not herself know, as she had much to give and nothing to expect.
