absurditynounUS /əbˈsɜːrdəti/
a message whose content is at variance with reason
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
else
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From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
Gainor
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From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
Hugh
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From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
MistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
misunderstandverbUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstænd/
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
QuakernounUS /ˈkweɪkər/
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry dispute
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When he exclaimed he could get some one else, I made haste to put myself right.
somewayadverb
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
trappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man must surely have thought him older than he was, but so did most.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I answered Hugh I must have made him misunderstand me, or so I think from what he said.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I feared that I should not do my friend justice; and then I thought of dear Mistress Gainor, whom I now loved, and for whom to lose Hugh would be as death in life; and so, quickly turning it over for one mad moment, I wondered if I could not someway get this quarrel on to my own shoulders.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet the absurdity of two Quaker lads so trapped struck me as it did not Hugh.
