adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
awkwardlyadverbUS /ˈɔːkwərdli/
in an awkward manner
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
brownounUS /braʊ/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
DESCRIPTIONSnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃənz/
plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading TWO DESCRIPTIONS.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
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 She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
Hartrick's
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From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
Molly'snounUS /ˈmɑːliz/
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
Nora's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
scowlnounUS /skaʊl/
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
suitverbUS /suːt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her somewhat heavy, dark face did not look to the best advantage.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
TWOnounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO DESCRIPTIONS.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Some of Nora's words must have sunk into Mrs. Hartrick's heart, for, rather to Molly's own astonishment, she was allowed to dress nicely for dinner, and to come down.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore a dress which did not suit her; her hair was awkwardly arranged; there was a scowl on her brow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt so sore and cross, after what she considered her brave efforts to be good during the morning, that she would almost rather have stayed up in her room.
