adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
affectionnounUS /əˈfekʃən/
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
aspectnounUS /ˈæspekt/
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
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 had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
fountnoun
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
fruitionnounUS /fruːˈɪʃən/
the condition of bearing fruit
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
liftverbUS /lɪft/
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
lustrousadjectiveUS /ˈlʌstrəs/
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
ripplenounUS /ˈrɪpəl/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I had often been unwilling to look at my master, because I feared he could not be pleased at my look; but I was sure I might lift my face to his now, and not cool his affection by its expression.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
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 I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While arranging my hair, I looked at my face in the glass, and felt it was no longer plain: there was hope in its aspect and life in its colour; and my eyes seemed as if they had beheld the fount of fruition, and borrowed beams from the lustrous ripple.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading As I rose and dressed, I thought over what had happened, and wondered if it were a dream.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading I took a plain but clean and light summer dress from my drawer and put it on: it seemed no attire had ever so well become me, because none had I ever worn in so blissful a mood.
