AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Emily started back in horror.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
Emily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading Emily started back in horror.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
isn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
minglingnounUS /ˈmɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
receivesverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
RooknounUS /rʊk/
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Emily started back in horror.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
strikinglyadverbUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋli/
in a striking manner
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
