adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
abettornoun
one who helps or encourages or incites another
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
Agnes
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From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
attendverbUS /əˈtend/
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
brownounUS /braʊ/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
complyingverbUS /kəmˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
concealedadjectiveUS /kənˈsiːld/
not accessible to view
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
deficiencynounUS /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
degradingadjectiveUS /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
harmful to the mind or morals
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
destituteadjectiveUS /ˈdestətuːt/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
destroyedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔɪd/
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
disgustsnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌsts/
plural of “disgust” — strong feelings of dislike
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
dispensesverbUS /dɪˈspensɪz/
third-person singular of “dispense” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
dispensingverbUS /dɪˈspensɪŋ/
-ing form of “dispense” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
drudgenounUS /drʌdʒ/
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
feelingsnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋz/
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
femaleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːmeɪl/
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
finerynounUS /ˈfaɪnəri/
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
habitations
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From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
impedimentnounUS /ˌɪmˈpedəmənt/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
inveigles
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From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
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 Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
loathingnounUS /ˈloʊθɪŋ/
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
moralitynounUS /mərˈæləti/
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
petitionnounUS /pəˈtɪʃən/
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
petitionsnounUS /pəˈtɪʃənz/
plural of “petition” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
principlesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
pursuednounUS /pərˈsuːd/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
rectitudenounUS /ˈrektɪtuːd/
righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
repulseverbUS /riˈpʌls/
force or drive back
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
reputationnounUS /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Agnes was driven from service to service--her deficiency in the knowledge of a mere drudge, or her lost character, pursued her wherever she went--at length, becoming wholly destitute, she gladly accepted a place where the latter misfortune was not of the least impediment.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That, perhaps, was easy to resolve; but she had a child to leave behind! a child, from whom to part for a day was a torment.
William
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From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her feelings of rectitude submitted to those of hunger; her principles of virtue (which the loss of virtue had not destroyed) received a shock when she engaged to be the abettor of vice, from which her delicacy, morality, and religion shrunk; but persons of honour and of reputation would not employ her: was she then to perish?
wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading In one of these habitations, where continual misery is dressed in continual smiles; where extreme of poverty is concealed by extreme of finery; where wine dispenses mirth only by dispensing forgetfulness; and where female beauty is so cheap, so complying, that, while it inveigles, it disgusts the man of pleasure: in one of those houses, to attend upon its wretched inhabitants, Agnes was hired.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, before she submitted to a situation which filled her mind with a kind of loathing horror, often she paced up and down the street in which William lived, looked wistfully at his house, and sometimes, lost to all her finer feelings of independent pride, thought of sending a short petition to him; but, at the idea of a repulse, and of that frowning brow which she knew William _could_ dart on her petitions, she preferred death, or the most degrading life, to the trial.
