adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
deceivedverbUS /dɪˈsiːvd/
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
deceivingverbUS /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
denyverbUS /dɪˈnaɪ/
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/
give a description of
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
discreditverbUS /dɪˈskredət/
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
encourageverbUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
Extacies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
GreateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
Halton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
Henrietta
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
PersuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
preferencenounUS /ˈprefərəns/
a strong liking
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
Raptures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
Scudamore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is more than I ever knew!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
transportsnounUS /trænˈspɔːrts/
plural of “transport” — something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No Cousin replied he in a languid voice, nothing will convince me that _I_ can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you are deceived yourself, do not attempt deceiving me.”
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I did not, continued I to him, encourage you by saying this at first, that surprise might render the pleasure still Greater.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself?
YouthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “In short my Love it was the work of some hours for me to Persuade the poor despairing Youth that you had really a preference for him; but when at last he could no longer deny the force of my arguments, or discredit what I told him, his transports, his Raptures, his Extacies are beyond my power to describe.”
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