adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
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 She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘She is below, madam, and will speak with you.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ‘She is below, madam, and will speak with you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
hagnounUS /hæɡ/
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
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From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘She is below, madam, and will speak with you.
JewessnounUS /ˈdʒuːəs/
a woman who is a Jew
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/
in the recent past
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
madamnounUS /ˈmædəm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading ‘She is below, madam, and will speak with you.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She frightened us all out of our senses last evening by peeping in.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We all said she had the evil eye, if any one ever had--’ ‘Well, what of her?’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘The old Jewess, madam--the hag who has been watching so often lately under the wall opposite.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘She is below, madam, and will speak with you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One morning in the same week, Hypatia’s favourite maid entered her chamber with a somewhat terrified face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘She is below, madam, and will speak with you.
