AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
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 All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
Cassilis
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
Clara
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/
excessively
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
disorderedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərd/
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
expedients
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
GRADEN
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
Huddlestone
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
LEARNEDadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
MANNERnounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
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 Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
retrieveverbUS /rɪˈtriːv/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
SEA-WOOD
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
STARTLINGadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
TELLSnounUS /telz/
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
