Ah
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From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
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 “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading It's cruel, God, it's cruel to suffer for the crimes of others!”
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's cruel, God, it's cruel to suffer for the crimes of others!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She was getting selfish in her troubles--like her mother.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
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 “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
How
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From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
It's
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From this reading It's cruel, God, it's cruel to suffer for the crimes of others!”
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was getting selfish in her troubles--like her mother.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was getting selfish in her troubles--like her mother.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
others
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From this reading It's cruel, God, it's cruel to suffer for the crimes of others!”
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading She was getting selfish in her troubles--like her mother.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading It's cruel, God, it's cruel to suffer for the crimes of others!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
troublesnounUS /ˈtrʌbəlz/
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading She was getting selfish in her troubles--like her mother.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to go away from the bush and all I know....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How could she rise when the cruel hand of disgrace was ever ready to drag her down at any moment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Ah, God!” she moaned in her misery, “if we could only be born without kin--with no one to disgrace us but ourselves!
