AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
FINDverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
IMPRESSIONSnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
interviewsnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːz/
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
MARRIAGEnounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
OWNverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
premeditatedadjectiveUS /priˈmedəteɪtɪd/
characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
UsuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right."
