addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading How should he address her? and what could he say to her?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How should he address her? and what could he say to her?
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How should he address her? and what could he say to her?
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was he to do?
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
excitableadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/
easily excited
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
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From this reading How should he address her? and what could he say to her?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
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 He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Had she recognized him?
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading How should he address her? and what could he say to her?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she recognized him?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How should he address her? and what could he say to her?
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was he to do?
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he to do?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He dwelt on this thought till it troubled him; it had first taken possession of him when he surprised her in the princess' room.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He was not the least angry; it was not the same woman that he was looking at --that thin, excitable little doll of those days.
