adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
disagreeablyadverb
in a disagreeable manner
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
entreatynounUS /enˈtriːti/
earnest or urgent request
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
isn't
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From this reading "Unfortunately it isn't."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Unfortunately it isn't."
It's
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From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
mingledverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəld/
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And as the knowledge of this came home to him, he was impelled to go on speaking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading "It's a trifle to make a fuss about, I know," he said.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
UnfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading "Unfortunately it isn't."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What affected him so disagreeably was not the incident of the man following her, but her light way of regarding it.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.
