admirableadjectiveUS /ˈædmərəbəl/
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "From Victoria, as it is called now.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/
plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
Brandon
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From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
bushmannounUS /ˈbʊʃmən/
nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "From Victoria, as it is called now.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
dancernounUS /ˈdænsər/
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
debutverbUS /deɪˈbjuː/
present for the first time to the public
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
Elsie
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From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
Elsie's
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From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
inwardlyadverbUS /ˈɪnwərdli/
with respect to private feelings
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "From Victoria, as it is called now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "From Victoria, as it is called now.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
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 Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "From Victoria, as it is called now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
pausenounUS /pɔːz/
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
Rennie
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From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
ridverbUS /rɪd/
relieve from
From this reading Miss Rennie was inwardly rejoicing that she had herself got rid of him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading "From Victoria, as it is called now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of Elsie's being an admirable dancer, she was too much excited to do her best, and the stranger made no great figure in his first debut in that line.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What part of Australia do you come from?" asked Elsie, in the first pause.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh "You must excuse any blunders I may make in my dancing, Miss Melville, for I am an old bushman, and have been out of practice for many years," said Mr. Brandon.
